AirTrunk JHB1 Johor Bahru Data Centre

Capacity: announced vs energized

Announced-to-energized gap: 0.10 GW. Every figure below is a single dated, sourced claim. Current best per series resolves by evidence tier, then date. See the methodology.

Key facts

Reported facts

Structured facts sourced from citations already on this record. Each fact traces to a source in the References section below.

150 MW campus open / 50 MW+ initial (primary)

On July 30, 2024, AirTrunk announced official opening and commencement of operations at AirTrunk JHB1, its flagship Malaysian 150 MW hyperscale data centre in Johor Bahru. The company said initial phases would provide over 50 MW of capacity for large technology customers, on a site spanning over 10.3 hectares (AirTrunk, July 30 2024)

Direct-to-chip liquid cooling / PUE 1.15 (primary)

AirTrunk describes JHB1 as AI-ready with its first deployment of direct-to-chip liquid cooling alongside traditional indirect evaporative cooling (IEC) and high-density racks, and cites a design Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.15. The company said the liquid cooling approach launched in July 2024 after five years of R&D and is claimed to reduce energy consumption by up to 23 percent (AirTrunk, July 30 2024)

30 MW renewable VPPA / onsite solar (primary)

AirTrunk says it announced the first renewable energy Virtual Power Purchase Agreement for a data centre for 30 MW of renewable energy with developer ib vogt under Malaysia's Corporate Green Power Programme (stated as the maximum allocation available for an individual developer with a secured offtaker). JHB1 is also described as solar-ready roof capable of providing over 1 MW for that phase (AirTrunk, July 30 2024)

TNB grid connection / Singapore AZ framing (primary)

AirTrunk states it worked with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to connect JHB1, following a 2023 MOU to advance the energy transition, and frames the Johor Bahru site as servicing a major cloud availability zone with strong domestic and international connectivity including neighbouring Singapore via an end-to-end cross-border connection strategy (AirTrunk, July 30 2024)

Jan 2023 entry / sustainability-linked loan (primary)

On Jan 19, 2023, AirTrunk announced entry into Malaysia with JHB1 as a 150+ MW campus on 10.3 hectares in Johor Bahru, funded under its sustainability-linked loan framework and anchored by one of the world's largest technology companies (unnamed). The release said initial phases would provide 50 MW with construction due for completion in 2024, and described a solar-ready roof equipped to add 5 MW of panels alongside design PUE of 1.15 (AirTrunk, Jan 19 2023)

Pekat Solar 1 MW rooftop (primary)

On Nov 20, 2024, AirTrunk announced an agreement with Pekat Solar to develop rooftop solar at JHB1 delivering 1 MW of onsite renewable generation, framed as AirTrunk's first onsite renewable generation initiative in the region and additive to the 30 MW ib vogt renewable VPPA under Malaysia's Corporate Green Power Programme (AirTrunk, Nov 20 2024)

Opening ceremony / 4M safe work hours (primary)

AirTrunk's July 30, 2024 opening release says the JHB1 development was completed in over 4 million work hours with no major safety incidents, and lists opening attendees including Malaysia's Deputy Minister for MITI YB Tuan Liew Chin Tong, Johor State Investment Committee Chairman YB Tuan Lee Ting Han, and Australia's High Commissioner to Malaysia Danielle Heinecke, alongside MDEC, MIDA, Invest Johor, IRDA, and TNB representatives (AirTrunk, July 30 2024)

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The deal

operator

AirTrunk

developer

AirTrunk · Developer and operator

tenant

Unnamed anchor hyperscale technology customer · Anchored by 'one of the world's largest technology companies' (not named)

developer

AirTrunk

Power

Power source

grid

Grid operator

other

Interconnection

JHB1 renewable virtual PPA (Corporate Green Power Programme), 0.03 GW solar, Energized. 30MW secured via virtual PPA under Malaysia's Corporate Green Power Programme; plus over 1MW onsite solar

Why here

AirTrunk JHB1 Johor Bahru Data Centre sits on private land in Johor, Johor Bahru. It connects to the other grid, draws on grid power. This siting summary is composed from the record's held fields, not speculation; see methodology.

Investment, workforce and specs

Cooling

Direct-to-chip liquid cooling with indirect evaporative cooling; PUE 1.15 source ↗

Timeline

1. Show 6 earlier updates
2. Aug 2026
   party added
   tenant: Unnamed anchor hyperscale technology customer
3. Oct 2026
   Current: Partially energized

Sources

• AirTrunk opens AI-ready data centre in Malaysia - AirTrunk ↗
• AirTrunk Opens 150MW Hyperscale Data Center in Johor Bahru - w.media ↗
• AirTrunk enters Malaysia with new 150+MW hyperscale data centre in Johor Bahru ↗
• AirTrunk and Pekat Solar to develop rooftop solar at AirTrunk's Johor Bahru data centre, JHB1 ↗

39db4fd5-4ac9-48b0-bc19-fc031e5561a3 · Tracked with DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed methodology. Every term is defined in the glossary. Announced numbers are claims, not built capacity.

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