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DPS Energy / Hangzhou Xinfengwei Melaka DC (MoU)

Alor Gajah (Lendu), Melaka, Malaysia · Penang / North MY market · location approximate to district level

DPS Energy / Hangzhou Xinfengwei Melaka DC (MoU) is a data center project in Alor Gajah (Lendu), Malaysia, operated by DPS Energy (DPS Resources). It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. It is planned for 150 MW of IT load.

Latest change on record: entered the record as announced in April 2026.

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Stage
Announced
Planned IT load
150 MW
Running now
Not disclosed
Operator
DPS Energy (DPS Resources)
Local developer
AI workloads
Likely
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: Approvals granted.

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: named funder, committed or approved capital, three or more sources, dated source in the last 24 months. Criteria.

AI workloads

StatusLikely

Alibaba affiliate as reported operator/tenant

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

2026-04Announced · thestar.com.my

Who is behind it

OperatorDPS Energy (DPS Resources) · Local developer
Funder, EquityDPS Resources Bhd

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.

Money at this site

Announced investment, 2026-04US$1.1bn

The figure covers the whole campus.

Land
Land sellerPakatan Simbol Sdn Bhd · 253.306 acres · RM45.6m · freehold · Apr 2023 Reported source ↗
Seven freehold parcels in Alor Gajah bought in April 2023 by Summer Starhill Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned DPS Resources unit, for mixed development. EdgeProp (30 Apr 2026) says this RM45.6m landbank in Mukim Lendu is the data centre site.
Power supply
Own generationCEIG (M) Sdn Bhd (China Energy International Group) - proposed · 500 MW · Aug 2026 Reported source ↗
Parties will also explore a solar farm over 850 acres of DPS joint-venture landbank to supply green energy. · Proposed Class F modular gas turbine plant at Lendu, initial 500MW expandable to 1.5GW, under a non-binding, non-exclusive one-year MoU (Bursa filing 14 Aug 2026). Separately, SDT Engineering Sdn Bhd confirmed availability of power capacity of up to 500MW for the Lendu site and 89.1MW for Bukit Rambai; utility source of that capacity not named. DPS consulted TNB on 10 March 2026. Site power figures are facility power, not IT load. Not a firm supply arrangement. · Applies to the whole campus.
Power allocation or planInvest Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd (subsidiary of Invest Energy Sdn Bhd) - proposed · Apr 2025 Reported source ↗
Solar farms on DPS-owned land plus decentralised independent power utility systems, with centralised district cooling and steam distribution. · Non-binding MoU signed by DPS Energy Sdn Bhd for the AI data centre and high-tech industrial park in Alor Gajah (The Sun places it in Mukim Lendu). No capacity stated. · Applies to the whole campus.
Water and cooling
WaterSyarikat Air Melaka Bhd Reported source ↗
Syarikat Air Melaka Bhd issued a no-objection letter for water supply on 7 Aug 2026, with further confirmation from GNL Engineering Consultancy. Volume and raw/treated source not stated.

Sources

  1. datacenterdynamics.com
  2. DPS unit signs non-binding MoU with China's Hangyue for proposed 89MW Melaka data centre (EdgeProp, 2026-08-07)
  3. DPS Resources in talks with Hangyue for data centre colocation in Melaka (The Edge Malaysia, 2026-08-07)
  4. DPS Resources unit to explore AGI data centre projects with Alibaba-affiliate Xinfengwei (The Star, 2026-04-29)
  5. DPS Resources bets on RM4.36b AGI data centre to unlock Melaka landbank acquired for RM45.6m just three years ago (EdgeProp Malaysia, 2026-04-30)
  6. DPS Resources Units Inks MoU With CEIG For Data Centre And Energy Infrastructure Collaboration In Melaka (Bernama, 2026-08-14)
  7. DPS, China Energy unit explore Melaka data centre, power projects (EdgeProp.my, 2026-08-17)
  8. DPS Resources units to collaborate with China Energy to develop data centres in Melaka (The Star, 2026-08-14)
  9. DPS Resources inks MOU with China Energy International unit for Melaka data centre projects (The Edge Malaysia, 2026-08-14)
  10. DPS Resources signs non-binding MoU for 89MW Melaka data centre (EdgeProp.my, 2026-08-13)
  11. DPS buys land in Melaka for RM45.6mil (The Star, 2023-04-18)
  12. DPS Resources bets on RM4.36b AGI data centre to unlock Melaka landbank acquired for RM45.6m just three years ago (EdgeProp.my, 2026-04-30)
  13. DPS, Invest Energy to power AI data centre in Melaka (The Star, 2025-04-22)

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