Google unit awards data centre contract to Gamuda
Google said it was investing US$2 billion in Malaysia to develop data centres and a cloud facility in the Southeast Asian country. (Reuters pic)
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian infrastructure firm Gamuda Bhd won a data centre contract worth over RM1 billion (US$237 million) from Google's Malaysian affiliate, according to company filings.
Gamuda said it will also sell 389 acres of land in Negeri Sembilan to Pearl Computing Malaysia Sdn Bhd for about RM455 million, on which the latter will build data centres.
Pearl Computing is wholly owned by Raiden APAC Pte Ltd, which is in turn owned by Google, according to company filings.
The data centre project will include the construction of a water treatment plant with a capacity of 65 million litres and an off-river storage system.
Google previously said it was investing US$2 billion in Malaysia to develop data centres and a cloud facility in the Southeast Asian country.
Last year, Pearl Computing signed a RM5.6 billion build-and-lease deal for data centres in Malaysia with a unit of Kuala Lumpur-listed Sime Darby Property Bhd.
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