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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Johor's data centres could swallow 90 percent of Malaysia's new power by 2031: the AI boom's electricity problem
BMI forecasts new Johor data centres will need about 30 terawatt hours a year by 2031, 18 percent of Peninsular Malaysia's supply and over 90 percent of new generation. Grid connections may be the tighter bottleneck.
APAC Briefing7 min read

Monday, October 19, 2026

Johor is becoming Southeast Asia's data centre capital, and the power bill is the catch
Malaysia has drawn hundreds of billions of ringgit into data centres, with Johor at the heart of it and global names like Google and Microsoft committing billions. The opportunity is huge, and so are the strains on power and water.
APAC Briefing7 min read

Friday, October 16, 2026

Singapore's resilience week: a law for data centre and cloud outages, loss-absorbing capital for big banks, and a ScamShield clarification
Singapore passed a Digital Infrastructure Bill licensing major data centres and cloud providers, gave MAS power to set TLAC for big banks, and said ScamShield is not for vetting investments.
APAC Briefing7 min read