Malaysia’s data centre rules aim to green the sector, not slam the door

In global commercial real estate investment markets, data centres are all the rage.

While stock markets continue to suffer bouts of volatility as sentiment oscillates between concerns artificial intelligence (AI) will fall short of expectations and fears it will prove more disruptive than many think, the fundamentals of data centres are exceptionally strong.

According to JLL, global data centre occupancy was 97 per cent at the end of last year while 77 per cent of all capacity under construction...