{
  "id": 19620528,
  "title": "Malaysia to make data centre operators disclose power use, GPU imports under new law, says Johari Ghani",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/malaysia-to-make-data-centre-operators-disclose-power-use-gpu-imports-19620528",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T06:51:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/12/malaysia-to-make-data-centre-operators-disclose-power-use-gpu-imports-under-new-law-says-johari-ghani/242961"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The Malaysian government has enacted a new law requiring data centre operators to disclose critical information, including electricity usage and the import quantity of graphics processing unit (GPU) chips. This move is aimed at enabling the government to monitor and manage data centre operations effectively, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. The minister emphasized that the government needs to identify the operators and hyperscalers associated with each data centre, along with their precise locations. Currently, 55 out of the 117 approved data centre projects have already commenced operations, and continuous monitoring will be necessary post-approval.\n\nRegarding electricity supply, the minister outlined that data centre operators must accurately determine their required capacity because suppliers must allocate the agreed-upon capacity in the supply agreement. For instance, if a data centre contracts for a 100-megawatt (MW) capacity but only consumes 50 MW, the additional 50 MW will still be billed. This requirement was elucidated by Johari during his speech at the launch of Miti’s MySaham mobile application in Kuala Lumpur today.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The requirement to disclose data centre operations information, including electricity usage...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}