{
  "id": 760881,
  "title": "Malaysia Is Rebuilding Its Power Grid for Foreign Data Centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/malaysia-is-rebuilding-its-power-grid-for-foreign-data-centers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:25:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/malaysia-data-centers-coal/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Asia · Energy Key Facts Data surge Data centers will use about 7% of Peninsular Malaysia’s electricity in 2026 and 31% by 2035. Coal exit Malaysia targets a full coal phase-out by 2044, creating a race between server growth and grid decarbonization. Chinese capital UOB’s 2026 survey found 56% of Chinese firms flagged Malaysia as […] The post Malaysia Is Rebuilding Its Power Grid for Foreign Data…",
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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."
}