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Open DC JB1

Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia · Johor market · location approximate to district level

Open DC JB1 is a data center project in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, operated by Open DC Sdn Bhd. It is operational. The only published capacity figure is 20 MW of total facility power. IT load will be lower.

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Stage
Operational
Planned IT load
20 MW
Total facility power
Running now
Not disclosed
Operator
Open DC Sdn Bhd
Local developer
AI workloads
Unlikely
Evidence grade
Verified
Will it get built?Built7 of 7 gates passed
✓ Land secured✓ Power arranged✓ Approvals granted✓ Money committed✓ Tenant or own use✓ Builder appointed✓ Construction started

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

Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. On record: three or more sources, dated source in the last 24 months. Criteria.

AI workloads

StatusUnlikely

carrier hotel / interconnection focus

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.

Who is behind it

OperatorOpen DC Sdn Bhd · Local developer

Who uses the compute

Checked on 2026-10-01. 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.

Power supply
Grid supplyNot named · 20 MW · 33kV Confirmed source ↗
Operator page lists 33kV, 20MW and 2MW of critical load per floor across 200,000 sq ft. Not stated as IT load.
Water and cooling
CoolingWater-cooled chillers · design PUE 1.5 Confirmed source ↗
Chilled water system

Sources

  1. Open DC JB1 Data Centre (Open DC)
  2. datacentermap.com
  3. Open DC JB1 - Menara MSC Cyberport (PeeringDB, 2025-09-26)
  4. Open DC lifts Northern Malaysia data centre target to 100MW as PE2 expands (Tech Wire Asia, 2026-09-23)
  5. Our Milestone (Open DC)
  6. New IX on the block launches in Malaysia (APNIC Blog, 2018-10-26)

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