On August 25, 2025, Malaysia’s leading clean energy company Gentari Renewables, in partnership with engineering heavyweight Gamuda Energy, announced the launch of a major 1.5 GW solar photovoltaic (PV) plus battery energy storage (BESS) initiative. Developed under the national Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS), the project—through Gentari and Gamuda’s subsidiaries—aims to power rapidly growing hyperscale data centres within Malaysia.
As cloud computing, AI, and digital services continue to expand, hyperscale data centres are projected to demand over 5 GW of reliable power by 2035. The new solar-plus-storage portfolio is designed specifically to meet this rising demand with clean and dependable energy. By integrating PV systems with BESS, the project ensures energy availability—even during grid fluctuations—while minimizing carbon footprints and boosting Malaysia’s digital infrastructure resilience.
This development stands out as a strategic inflection point: it aligns the country’s digital economy boom with its clean energy and climate ambitions. As data centres become key economic enablers, delivering them green power at scale supports both operational reliability and environmental sustainability. Malaysia is positioning itself as a model for how emerging economies can integrate energy transition goals with digital growth, steering away from fossil-dependence toward a more sustainable infrastructure paradigm.