{
  "id": 16549626,
  "title": "Malaysia faces RM176bil power investment bill to fuel data centre boom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/malaysia-faces-rm176bil-power-investment-bill-to-fuel-data-centre-boom",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:37:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/10/1563606/malaysia-faces-rm176bil-power-investment-bill-fuel-data-centre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may need RM176 billion in investments in new solar and gas-fired power generation capacity over the next decade to support its ambition of becoming a sustainable regional data centre (DC) hub, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Moody’s sees Malaysia as key regional data centre hub if edge maintained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/moodys-sees-malaysia-as-key-regional-data-centre-hub-if-edge",
        "published": "2026-10-26T03:47:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}