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By Nancy Nais and Karen Bong
KUCHING, June 21: A Sarawak-Singapore consortium is set to develop Borneo’s largest renewable energy park with a 200MW green data centre in Kota Samarahan.
Formed by TSG Group of Companies, FutureData Sdn Bhd will partner with Cyclect Group, a regional Singaporean power and engineering company to build the centre.
The centre will be developed in a new integrated green district called FutureGreen District, which is a new township of mixed developments fully powered by green infrastructure.
Group chief executive officer for TSG Dato Chris Chung Soon Nam said Sarawak possesses a unique combination of attributes that make it an exceptional location for data center development.
“This will be the first major data centre not only in Sarawak, but in Borneo. FutureData Sdn Bhd will design, build and operate a cutting-edge carbon neutral green data centre, that utilises energy-efficient technologies, with a planned capacity of 200 MW.
“We are working on a build-to-suit data centre model. In partnership with Cyclect’s expertise and our 800 local staff with project implementation experience, we will have flexible solutions that allow our international partners to design and customise data centre facility and operations to meet different needs,” Chung said at the launch of FutureData Sdn Bhd during the Shape The World Summit (STWS) 2023 gala dinner tonight.
The dinner was officiated at by Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
Deputy Sarawak Premier Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian, Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni and Deputy Sarawak Secretary Datu Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel were among those present.
Chung further added that FutureGreen District will have healthcare and education facilities as well as high-end residential property for those from overseas seeking a second home in Kuching.
Through this project, he hoped that TSG can implement a viable sustainability development at scale that can showcase Sarawak as a gatework cybercity, a green city for live, work, and play, featuring a green data centre and creating green and digital jobs for the young people.
“This district is all powered by green infrastructure such as implementing a circular economy and producing green energy from each household that can also contribute to the grid. It will be green living by systems design covering from power, lifestyle, recycling and also how a Sarawakian version of a green lifestyle can truly take shape,” Chung said.
Meanwhile, STWS was launched in Singapore in 2005. It has been held in the Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar and this year, in Malaysia for the first time.
To-date, more than 7,000 leaders have participated in the global platform to discuss, network and inspire action towards a more sustainable and resilient future. — DayakDaily
