Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – NEXTDC has announced the operational launch of KL1 Kuala Lumpur, its first data centre outside Australia, marking the company’s expansion into Southeast Asia and increasing regional capacity for AI, cloud computing and digital services.
The facility, located in Klang Valley, Malaysia’s main commercial and technology corridor, represents a long-term investment valued at approximately AUD$1b (RM2.8b). The project forms part of the company’s strategy to extend its digital infrastructure footprint beyond Australia and support growing demand for high-performance computing across the region.
KL1 Kuala Lumpur has been developed to deliver 65MW of IT capacity and has been designed in line with Tier IV requirements established by the Uptime Institute. The facility has been built to support AI-related workloads and high-density computing environments that require continuous availability and operational resilience.
“We are in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and AI is redefining the requirements of critical infrastructure. The challenge is no longer access to technology, but the ability to deploy it at speed, at scale, and within sovereign governance frameworks,” Craig Scroggie, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at NEXTDC, shared.
“KL1 Kuala Lumpur has been purpose-built to meet the needs of the market—providing a high-performance, sovereign-ready environment where customers can run next-generation compute workloads with confidence.”
The data centre has been designed to help organisations expand AI operations while maintaining compliance, governance and operational control requirements. KL1 will also provide customers with access to a network of cloud providers, telecommunications carriers and technology partners to support digital transformation projects and regional expansion.
Malaysia has continued to attract investment in digital infrastructure as enterprise demand for AI and cloud services increases across Asia. KL1 Kuala Lumpur is positioned to support businesses operating across Southeast Asia while addressing local regulatory and data management requirements.
The launch was attended by representatives from the Malaysian and Australian governments, including Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital, who mentioned the facility supports Malaysia’s ambition to strengthen its role in the regional digital economy and AI sector under the country’s AI Nation 2030 initiative.
