Gentari Renewables and Gamuda Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop around 1,500 megawatts of solar power capacity integrated with battery storage in Malaysia, the companies said on Monday.
The initiative will be implemented under Malaysia’s Corporate Renewable Energy Supply (CREST) programme, designed to meet rising electricity demand from hyperscale data centres supporting cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital services.
Gentari, a clean energy subsidiary of Malaysian state-owned Petronas, said the collaboration brings together its experience in large-scale renewable projects with Gamuda’s capabilities in engineering and infrastructure development.
“Malaysia’s digital economy is growing rapidly, bringing with it rising demand for reliable and sustainable power,” said Low Kian Min, Chief Renewables Officer at Gentari. “Expanding renewable energy capacity is not only critical for meeting this demand but also key to driving long-term growth.”
The partners noted that power requirements from data centres in Malaysia are projected to exceed 5GW by 2035.
Gentari said the partnership will also support the country’s ambitions to become a regional digital and energy hub, while contributing to national and global decarbonisation targets. The company currently has over 8GW of installed and under-construction renewable capacity across its operating markets.
Gamuda Energy director Joshua Kong Sing Hoe said clean energy availability is increasingly central to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the technology sector.
“Gamuda is proud to partner Gentari at the forefront of efforts to enable this,” he said. “With our combined strengths and bankability, we can support our data centre partner with a dedicated, sustainable and scalable pipeline of renewable energy to ensure these crucial DC facilities can operate at a reduced carbon footprint.”
The companies said the agreement sets a model for future collaborations aimed at powering sustainable development across Malaysia’s key growth sectors.
