Vertiv opens Malaysia plant to meet AI data centres’ power needs

[SINGAPORE] US data centre equipment maker Vertiv opened a factory in Malaysia, underscoring the rapid pace of artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out in the Asia-Pacific.

The facility in Johor, directly north of Singapore, will make power and cooling systems needed to keep clients’ data centres running in South-east Asia, North Asia, Australia and New Zealand, based on a statement by the Westerville, Ohio-based company on Wednesday (Jul 1).

The plant – Vertiv’s first in South-east Asia – will be fully operational in 2027.

CEO Giordano Albertazzi said: “Asia continues to be one of the fastest-growing regions for AI and digital infrastructure investment.

“Expanding our manufacturing footprint in Malaysia aims to further enhance our ability to support customers with quality, speed, scale and resilience.”

Companies, ranging from Amazon.com and Alphabet to their Chinese peers Alibaba Group and Tencent, are spending billions of dollars to expand their computing firepower in Asia.

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Vertiv provides equipment such as power distribution units and liquid-cooling systems, essential for AI services providers.

AI clusters need far more electricity and cooling than traditional data centres, boosting demand for manufacturers who can meet their higher power density needs and complex thermal requirements. BLOOMBERG