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Malaysia's data centres guzzling more power as temperatures soar, officials say

Malaysia's data centres are consuming more power as ​temperatures rise, leaving a 9 ​gigawatt gas-fired capacity gap for the government to fill by ​2032, officials said on Tuesday.

The share of data centres in overall power consumption surged to a record 9.3% in the second week of August, compared with an average of 7% this ‌year, Energy Commission ⁠CEO ⁠Siti Safinah Salleh said.

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