Data centre owner and operator Yondr Group has handed over the first 25MW IT of the company’s Johor data centre to its client six months ahead of schedule. The 98MW IT data centre is part of the largest hyperscale data centre campus in Southeast Asia.
Located in Johor’s Sedenak Tech Park, the data centre is situated on Yondr’s 300MW IT campus, set on a 72.5-acre site. The asset is Yondr’s first facility to begin live operation in the APAC region, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy as it also continues to deliver major developments across Europe and North America.
Yondr’s Johor data centre has been designed and delivered as an AI/ML facility to enable the latest GPU technology as demand for AI systems grows. Close collaboration with the client enabled Yondr to move quickly on a technically complex project in a highly constrained market.
As a result, the company delivered a fully fitted out and rack-ready asset six months ahead of schedule, enabling its client to begin deploying AI/ML applications sooner than expected, gaining a competitive edge in one of the world’s most data-driven regions.
Early delivery of the data centre’s first phase showcases Yondr’s capabilities as a partner capable of delivering infrastructure at speed without compromising on quality. The company continues to work towards completion on several live projects around the world, with assets across three continents now in their operational phase.
“The first ready-for-service milestone at our data centre is a momentous occasion for Yondr, for our 300MW+ IT campus and for the APAC data centre market,” said Yondr’s Mark Avery.
“As the data race continues to escalate thanks to the growth in AI, we are delivering on our blueprint for direct-to-chip cooled, cost-efficient, secure and scalable data centres around the world, supporting our clients to provide the urgent capacity they require in strategic locations, with resilience and sustainability designed into every asset,” he added.
“Yondr entered the Malaysian data centre market just three years ago and became one of Johor’s pioneers, joined by some of the largest data centre developer-operators and cloud AI/ML end users in the globe,” said Yondr Development Director Aksel Vansten.
“We are proud to be delivering our initial RFS milestone here so far ahead of schedule with a project that brought online the largest scale and highest quality asset in the region with an unyielding commitment to health and safety,” he continued. “We are thankful to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation and Tenaga Nasional Berhad, as well as International Finance Corporation and all our lenders and vendors for their invaluable support.”
Achieving the data centre’s first completion milestone follows Yondr’s success in securing more than USD900 million in project financing for the development last December. The financing was provided by a consortium of lenders, including DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Global Infrastructure Partners, HSBC, International Finance Corporation, ING, and Natixis CIB, demonstrating confidence in Yondr’s ability to deliver reliable, responsible and resilient hyperscale data centres around the world.
Working with the syndicate lenders, Yondr secured the financing as a green loan, aligning the deal with the company’s sustainability goals and ambitious net-zero targets.
