Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad announced that it is expanding into the digital infrastructure sector through a strategic collaboration to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centre facility in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
The project, with an estimated gross development cost (GDC) of RM2.1 billion, marks MRCB’s entry into the fast-growing data centre and high-performance computing ecosystem.
MRCB said its wholly-owned subsidiary Bukit Jalil Sentral Property Sdn Bhd, under MRCB Land Sdn Bhd, has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Perintis Akal Sdn Bhd to undertake the proposed development.
Under the collaboration, BJSP, as the owner of the 37,320-square-metre leasehold land, will act as the asset owner and master developer of the facility.
Meanwhile, PASB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PEMANDU Partners International PLT, will serve as the long-term tenant and operator of the AI-ready data centre facility under a proposed 10-year lease agreement.
The facility will feature approximately 500,000 square feet of built-up area with a planned capacity of 65 megawatts (MW) IT load.
Designed to support next-generation AI applications, the data centre will be equipped with high-density power and cooling infrastructure capable of supporting advanced GPU-based workloads and AI accelerator platforms.
The facility will also be developed in line with Uptime Institute Tier III standards, ensuring reliability and operational resilience.
For the construction, commissioning, maintenance and operations of the facility, PASB will partner with Inspur Communication Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of China-based Inspur Group, a provider of cloud computing and big data solutions.
He added that MRCB has received multiple expressions of interest from potential offtakers for the 65MW IT load capacity, indicating further opportunities for data centre developments on its remaining Bukit Jalil land bank.
The parties expect to finalise and execute definitive agreements by the third quarter of 2026, with the entire facility targeted for completion by the fourth quarter of 2027.
