Open DC PE2
Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia · Penang / North MY market · location approximate to district level
Open DC PE2 is a data center project in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, operated by Open DC (Extreme Broadband). It is operational. The published capacity figure is 30 MW, and its basis is not stated as IT load. The operator reports 30 MW running.
Latest change on record: entered the record as operational in April 2025.
Planned IT load
30 MW
unstated
Operator
Open DC (Extreme Broadband)
Colocation
AI workloads
No signal either way
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
StatusNo signal either way
no cooling/density/tenant signal published
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
Who is behind it
OperatorOpen DC (Extreme Broadband) · Colocation
Who uses the compute
Checked on 2026-10-02. 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 estateBayan Lepas Technology Park · 10 acres · Aug 2025 Reported source ↗ 10-acre campus; operator of park not named
Power supply
On-site solarundisclosed · Aug 2025 Reported source ↗ incorporates clean energy agreements and solar power, details not disclosed · Applies to the whole campus.
Water and cooling
CoolingHybrid air and liquid cooling Reported source ↗ Expansion halls up to 150 kW per rack with air-cooled and liquid-cooled options
CoolingHybrid air and liquid cooling Reported source ↗ Advanced air, chilled water and direct-to-chip cooling. Design PUE stated as less than 1.5.
CoolingHybrid air and liquid cooling Reported source ↗ Advanced air, chilled water and direct-to-chip systems.
Sources
- datacenterdynamics.com
- Open DC Plans To Expand Penang, Kedah Data Centre Capacity To Meet Demand (BusinessToday, 2026-09-22)
- Open DC lifts Northern Malaysia data centre target to 100MW as PE2 expands (TechWire Asia, 2026-09-23)
- Open DC launches data center in Penang (W.Media, 2025-08-25)
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