CURRENC AI Data Center is a data center project in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, operated by CURRENC Group (Nasdaq fintech). It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. It is planned for 500 MW of IT load.
Latest change on record: entered the record as announced in March 2025.
Next gate to watch: Power arranged.
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How Malaysia approves, powers and taxes data centers is on Data center rules in Malaysia.
Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. On record: named funder, dated, sized phase, three or more sources, dated source in the last 24 months. Criteria.
stated AI DC purpose (speculative project)
This country carries no US destination-based licence requirement for advanced AI chips as the rules are enforced today. Access is a commercial matter between the project and its vendors. Criteria.
Checked on 2026-10-03. No user of this capacity is on the public record. ArusGrid read the operator's releases, the landlord's and contractors' exchange filings, regulator and lender documents and interconnection records. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
No figure has been announced. This range is 500 MW of planned IT load times a published benchmark of US$11.37 per watt for Malaysia, plus or minus 15 percent, with 10 percent more at the top for liquid cooling because the project is AI-positioned. It covers the building and its mechanical and electrical plant. It excludes land, grid works, servers and fees.
Benchmark: Turner & Townsend Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2025, as reported by Data Storage Asia. An estimate is never added to any total on the site.
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