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Google to invest US$2 billion in a Malaysian data centre and cloud region

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Source: MIDA: Google to invest RM9.4 bln in MalaysiaAlso reported by Al Jazeera

Google said on 30 May 2024 it will invest US$2 billion (RM9.4 billion) to build a data centre and Google Cloud region at Elmina Business Park in Greater Kuala Lumpur. The government expects the project to support 26,500 jobs and more than US$3.2 billion in economic impact by 2030.

Why it matters

Malaysian companies and public agencies get a local Google Cloud region for AI workloads, with 26,500 jobs projected by 2030.

When
30 May 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0207
Who
Google, MIDA, Sime Darby Property; Ruth Porat

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from MIDA and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at MIDA

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Earlier in this Storyline: What led hereMicrosoft commits US$2.2bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia

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WTA-N-2024-0207: “Google to invest US$2 billion in a Malaysian data centre and cloud region.” wheresthe.ai, 30 May 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/my-google-2-billion-data-centre-cloud-region-2024-05/ (source: MIDA: Google to invest RM9.4 bln in Malaysia).

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