Malaysia aspires to provide the backbone of the global AI boom. Will the bet pay off?

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Malaysia's Johor once grew black pepper, rubber and oil palm.

Now it's focused on a new kind of cash crop: data to feed AI's voracious appetite.

A critical part of that push is the Green Lane Pathway, a 2023 initiative launched by Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s primary electricity utility, that aims to reduce the time required to connect data centers to the power grid to 12 months, down from more than three years prior.

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Author / Journalist: Clay Chandler

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United StatesMalaysia

Topics: Editor's Picks Data center A.I.

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Published On: 2025-04-18 @ 00:00:00 (4 days ago)

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