How well evidenced is it
Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Reaching this stage requires a dated construction source, which corroborates the project on its own.
Named funderYes
Disclosed client (reported)Yes
Committed or approved capitalNo
Dated, sized phaseNo
Three or more sourcesYes
Dated source in the last 24 monthsNo
AI workloads
StatusLikely
ByteDance reported; 400MW grid ESA
Who is behind it
OperatorBridge Data Centres (Chindata/Bain) · Colocation
Funder, EquityBain Capital
Funder, DebtBank syndicate ($2.8B loan, APAC portfolio)
Client, reported, unconfirmedByteDance
Platform deals that include it
ByteDance Malaysia cumulative commitment
Country programme, 2026-01US$6.6bn
Platform capital spans several sites. It is never added to this project's own figure.
Power supply
Grid supplyTenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) · 400 MW · Nov 2024 Reported source ↗ MY07 ESA, Ulu Tiram; via TNB Green Lane Pathway
Renewable power dealTNB Renewables Sdn Bhd · Nov 2024 Reported source ↗ CRESS Bilateral Energy Supply Contract Head of Terms; MW not stated · Heads of terms only, not a final BESC
Water and cooling
WaterRecycled wastewater · Johor Special Water / IWK (treated effluent from JB-Pelangi STP), BDC-operated Ulu Tiram water reclamation plant · 5 MLD Reported source ↗ MBR + RO plant producing since 2025-06-09; 4 MLD at start (w.media), 5 MLD now, expansion to 20 MLD planned; RO by Suntar International
Possibly linked
The source does not name the project, and more than one project we track fits. We show it on each of them and pin it to none.
UnconfirmedTenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) · Grid supply · Mar 2024 source ↗ This project is one of 2 that fit. The other is Bridge Data Centres MY06.