- Investment led by GIC and ADIA to support Vantage’s growth in APAC, pushing its capacity to around 1 GW across key markets.
- New Johor campus (JHB1) to include three data centres with green cooling, dark fibre access, competitive land and power costs.
What happened: Vantage Data Centers has secured a $1.6B investment
Vantage Data Centers announced it will invest $1.6 billion to accelerate expansion of its Asia-Pacific (APAC) infrastructure. It also has acquired a hyperscale data centre campus in Johor, Malaysia, from Yondr Group.
The investment is led by affiliates of GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Both already back Vantage and are increasing their support amid rising demand for AI-friendly and cloud-based infrastructure.
The Johor site, dubbed JHB1, sits on 73 acres in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. It will provide over 300 MW IT capacity across three data centres. The campus includes dark fibre, strong land and power cost advantages, uses liquid cooling, and includes green financing mechanisms.
Vantage expects the Johor deal to close in Q4 2025. Once completed, its APAC capacity will reach about 1 GW, spread over Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
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Why it’s important
Growing demand for AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and data-intensive services in the APAC region is pushing up need for large scale, efficient, sustainable data infrastructure. Companies want faster, cooler, greener data centres. The liquid cooling and green finance features at JHB1 directly answer these demands.
Having 1 GW of capacity makes Vantage a major player in APAC. It gives customers more options in multiple countries. It helps with latency, data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and risk diversification.
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone is strategically placed. It offers proximity to Singapore’s market and connectivity, but benefits from lower land and power costs in Malaysia. This makes it an attractive location for hyperscale capacity.
Access to existing investors like GIC and ADIA shows confidence in the long term potential of APAC data infrastructure. It also shows that large institutional capital is seeing returns in this sector.
