Kuala Lumpur, Nov 15 (Xinhua) -- IJM (IJM, 3336, Main Board Construction) has won a RM1.4 

billion contract for a data center construction project in Putrajaya, Johor.

According to the announcement, the above-mentioned project is a "large data center", with a

 height of six floors and a total floor area of approximately 62,000 square feet, including office

 facilities. The relevant project is expected to take 13 months and be completed in September 

2026.

IJM said that this is the largest data center construction project the company has received to 

date and the fourth data center project it has received in Johor. However, IJM did not disclose 

the details of the client who awarded the above-mentioned data center project.

Data center construction: Generating construction orders worth over 9 billion ringgit

After winning the above-mentioned project, the total value of the company's construction orders 

increased to 9.2 billion ringgit.

These orders include multiple data centers, electronic and electrical (E&E) manufacturing facilities

 and logistics centers, driving IJM's growth in high-value industrial and digital infrastructure 

sectors.

Dato 'Lee Chun Hui, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IJM, stated in a press 

release that winning the latest data center project demonstrates the company's ability to deliver 

complex and highly specialized facilities within a short period of time. By leveraging our core 

strengths in structural delivery and execution, we can meet the demands of today's hyperscale 

data centers in terms of speed, quality and scalability.

According to the latest information, there are currently multiple data center projects under 

construction or in the planning stage in Malaysia.Since 2021, the Malaysian government has approved 25 data center projects with a total investment of 144.4 billion ringgit (approximately 22 billion US dollars). These projects are mainly concentrated in major cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang and Selangor, covering types such as hyperscale data centers, enterprise-customized data centers and medium-sized multi-tenant data centers.

In addition, some institutions predict that within the next 4 to 5 years, another 4GW of data centers will be put into use in Malaysia.With the rapid development of the digital economy, Malaysia is becoming a hot spot for data center investment in Southeast Asia, attracting investments from international tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and GDS.

The intensive start of construction of data centers is releasing a huge demand for the building materials industry - from structural building materials to interior decoration and supporting facilities, the entire chain will benefit. The 7th MCTE Malaysia Home and Building Materials Exhibition has become an important window for Chinese enterprises to connect with the Malaysian construction and building materials market.

As an important special exhibition of MCTE, the Home Building Materials Exhibition will be grandly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 25th to 27th, 2025.During the extension period, nearly 20 events such as the Belt and Road Chinese Business Association Presidents' Summit, Industry Development Forums, and industry matchmaking meetings will be held, inviting over 10,000 professional buyers from Europe, America, ASEAN and other countries to come for procurement, matchmaking, visits and exchanges.

As the China-Malaysia diplomatic relations enter their second 50 years, the MCTE organizing committee sincerely invites you to participate in this international event, showcase the high-quality "source production" and the future of "Made in China", and gather in Kuala Lumpur with buyers from ASEAN, Europe and the United States!