en.Wedoany.com Reported - Australian hyperscale data center platform AirTrunk officially announced on April 30, 2026, that it will invest RM12 billion (approximately US$3 billion) to build two new hyperscale data center campuses in Johor, Malaysia, named JHB3 and JHB4 respectively.
The new campuses are located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, adjacent to AirTrunk's existing JHB1 and JHB2 campuses, and will add over 280MW of IT load. The two existing campuses, totaling over 420MW, are almost fully contracted and locked in by global cloud computing and artificial intelligence customers, with the investment plan progressing consistently ahead of expectations. Once JHB3 and JHB4 are operational, AirTrunk's total IT load capacity in Malaysia will exceed 700MW, with cumulative investment across the four campuses reaching approximately RM27 billion (about US$6.8 billion), doubling its business scale in the Malaysian market.
AirTrunk Founder and CEO Robin Khuda stated in an official announcement that JHB3 and JHB4 represent the next phase of the company's expansion in Malaysia, building on the strong momentum of the existing Johor platform. Malaysia has set a clear goal to lead in artificial intelligence, and AirTrunk is investing in this vision for the long term, covering Johor and all of Malaysia. Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Fadillah Yusof, said that AirTrunk's Johor expansion project reflects the market's growing confidence in Malaysia as a regional digital and AI hub.
The new campuses are specifically designed for high-density cloud computing and AI workloads, utilizing flexible and scalable building designs with operational energy efficiency significantly better than conventional data centers. The cooling systems will use 100% reclaimed water, reducing the strain on local water resources, continuing AirTrunk's previous reclaimed water supply initiative in collaboration with Johor's water utility. The company has awarded RM423 million (approximately US$107 million) in contracts to local suppliers, and once all four campuses are fully built, the total value of local supplier contracts is expected to increase to RM5 billion (approximately US$1.3 billion).
AirTrunk was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2018 and was jointly acquired by US alternative asset manager Blackstone and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for US$16.1 billion in 2024, the same year JHB1 became operational. After meeting with an AirTrunk delegation on April 29, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that AirTrunk's new RM12 billion investment this year brings its total investment in Malaysia to RM27 billion, which will solidify Malaysia's position as a highly competitive regional digital hub.
Centered on Johor, AirTrunk's expansion is at the forefront of Malaysia's data center construction boom. Data from market intelligence firm DC Byte shows that among the five Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia, Malaysia accounts for over half of the capacity of data centers under construction. This expansion comes just one week after AirTrunk announced its entry into India last week, with plans to invest over US$5 billion.
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