Data centres in Malaysia hungry for more power as the mercury rises
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Sector accounted for 9.28% of electricity consumption in Malaysia as of second week of August, up from 7% in middle of the year: Energy Commission
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Energy Commission (ST) CEO Siti Safinah Salleh said the latest figure reflected not only the growing number of data centres coming online, but also higher electricity consumption for cooling amid hotter weather.
“So 9.28% is the number that I have right now on data centres most recently,” she said during a question-and-answer session with the media at the Energy Regulatory Insights 2026 (ERI 2026) today.
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