TM Nxera Secures 280MW Power Deal for AI-Ready Green Data Center Campus in Johor

Johor, Malaysia - January 12, 2026 - TM Nxera, a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia and Singtel-owned Nxera, has secured a 280-megawatt electricity supply for its planned AI-ready green data center campus in Johor, marking a major step toward developing one of Southeast Asia’s largest next-generation digital infrastructure hubs.

The power agreement was signed with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s national utility, through a long-term supply arrangement that underpins TM Nxera’s multi-phase campus development in Iskandar Puteri. The deal ensures sufficient capacity to support hyperscale cloud platforms, large-scale artificial intelligence workloads, and high-density computing environments as demand accelerates across the region.

TM Nxera said the Johor campus is being designed as an AI-optimized and sustainability-focused facility, with infrastructure capable of supporting liquid cooling, high rack densities, and advanced energy-efficient systems. The company plans to develop the site in phases, with overall capacity expected to exceed 200 MW, positioning the campus among the largest greenfield data center developments in Malaysia.

A formal document exchange ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur and attended by senior executives from Telekom Malaysia, TM Nxera, and TNB. TM Group CEO Amar Huzaimi Md Deris said the agreement provides a critical foundation for scalable and sustainable digital infrastructure, while TM Nxera CEO Mahathir bin Said highlighted the importance of reliable power availability in attracting global hyperscale and AI customers to Johor.

The project aligns with Malaysia’s broader ambition to strengthen its position as a regional hub for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, particularly within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Proximity to Singapore, combined with access to robust power infrastructure and regional subsea cable connectivity via Telekom Malaysia and Singtel networks, is expected to make the campus attractive to international cloud service providers and enterprise customers seeking low-latency regional deployments.

TM Nxera stated that sustainability is central to the campus design, with plans to incorporate energy-efficient cooling systems, water-saving technologies, and pathways toward internationally recognized green building standards. The company added that securing long-term power at scale enables it to plan for future expansion while maintaining predictable operating conditions for customers running power-intensive AI and data-driven workloads.

Initial phases of the Johor data center campus are expected to enter commercial operation in 2026, supporting Malaysia’s growing role in regional digital infrastructure as enterprises and hyperscalers seek new capacity beyond traditional markets.