Data centre operators may have to disclose operational details
The information will include electricity consumption and the number of computer processing chips imported.
Investment, trade and industry minister Johari Ghani stated that data centre operators in Malaysia may soon be mandated to disclose specific operational information. This revelation comes as 55 out of the 117 approved data centre projects have already commenced operations. Ghani emphasized that this regulatory change aims to enable the government to effectively monitor data centre activities, including identifying operators and hyperscalers, as well as the locations of their facilities.
He shared these insights during the launch of the investment, trade and industry ministry's MySaham mobile app. Regarding electricity consumption, Ghani clarified that data centre operators are responsible for determining their actual capacity needs. He explained that even if a data centre books a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) but only utilizes 50MW, they will still be billed for the 50MW that remains unused.
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