Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on its 256MW campus in Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
Plans for the campus were first shared in May last year when Cyberview, the state-owned company tasked with developing the Cyberjaya tech hub, announced Vantage’s $3 billion investment in the city.
Construction of the facility - dubbed KUL2 - has now begun on the 32-acre plot.
Once complete, the campus will offer up to 256MW of capacity across 10 buildings and 2.76 million sq ft (256,000 sqm).
Exact timelines were not disclosed, but last year Vantage said it planned to open the doors of its first facility in Q4 2025.
The campus will also host its own 500MVA N+1 substation, provided by Teage National Berhad.
Raymond Tong, president of Vantage’s APAC business, said: “Our KUL2 development strengthens our market-leading position in Malaysia while contributing to the nation’s digital economy.”
Kamarul Affirin Abdul Samad, CEO of Cyberview, added: “This development not only reinforces the city’s strategic importance but also reflects our unwavering commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement for Malaysia.”
KUL2 is located adjacent to Vantage’s existing KUL1 facility and, combined, Vantage will offer 287MW of IT capacity in Malaysia.
DigitalBridge-owned Vantage entered the APAC market in 2021 after DigitalBridge acquired PCCW’s data center business and merged both it and AgileDC into Vantage. The original KUL1 site was taken over by Vantage as part of the PCCW acquisition.
At full build-out, the six-acre KUL1 campus will offer 31MW and 463,000 sq ft (63,000 sqm) across four buildings. The four-story KUL12, the second building on the campus, was completed last year, with work on the third building, KUL13, beginning at the same time.
Vantage has also confirmed that work on the fourth and final building at the campus is underway and will offer 16MW once complete.
Vantage’s APAC portfolio includes 452MW of operational and planned IT capacity across five markets in Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Malaysia.
The company launched its Taipei data center in Taiwan last month.
