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GDC-SDK1 data center

Sedenak (Kulai), Johor, Malaysia · Johor market · location approximate to district level

GDC-SDK1 is a data center project in Sedenak (Kulai), Malaysia, operated by Global Data Centre Sdn Bhd (GDC). It is under construction. The published capacity figure is 21 MW, and its basis is not stated as IT load.

Latest change on record: entered the record as under construction on 10 November 2025.

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Stage
Under construction
Planned IT load
21 MW
unstated
Running now
Not disclosed
Operator
Global Data Centre Sdn Bhd (GDC)
Local developer
AI workloads
Confirmed
Evidence grade
Corroborated
Will it get built?Open question3 of 7 gates passed
✓ Land secured○ Power arranged✓ Approvals granted○ Money committed○ Tenant or own use○ Builder appointed✓ Construction started

Next gate to watch: Power arranged.

Your call. Will it be built?

Build odds is ArusGrid's reading of the public record, not a forecast, a rating or advice. It counts the gates this project has passed in public sources. Private progress does not show, a passed gate can be undone, and projects that pass every gate still stop. The method has not yet been tested against outcomes. How it works.

How Malaysia approves, powers and taxes data centers is on Data center rules in Malaysia.

How well evidenced is it

Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. On record: three or more sources, dated source in the last 24 months. Criteria.

AI workloads

StatusConfirmed

designed for 10,000-GPU clusters

Access to AI chips

GradeNo US licence required

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.

Stage history

2025-11-10Under construction · w.media

Who is behind it

OperatorGlobal Data Centre Sdn Bhd (GDC) · Local developer

Who uses the compute

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.

Land
Industrial estateSedenak Tech Park · 3.166 acres · Nov 2025 Reported source ↗
Estate named. Seller/landlord and tenure not stated.
Water and cooling
Coolingdesign PUE 1.25 Reported source ↗
125kW/rack design (cooling type not stated)

Sources

  1. datacentermap.com
  2. baxtel.com
  3. GDC breaks ground at its Johor AI data center site (W.Media, 2025-11-11)

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