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Malaysia to Start Electricity Market for Data Center Operators

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 11 November 2026, 04:18 UTC By Benjamin Liu 1 min read
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Malaysia to Start Electricity Market for Data Center Operators Malaysia intends to launch a separate wholesale electricity market for large power consumers including data centers, the New Straits Times reported. The existing single-buyer market serving households, factories and commercial premises will stay the same, the newspaper said, citing Rumaizi Abdul Halim, director of market regulation and planning at Malaysia’s Energy Commission. The two markets will run under a single operator, but...

Malaysia to Start Electricity Market for Data Center Operators Malaysia intends to launch a separate wholesale electricity market for large power consumers including data centers, the New Straits Times reported. The existing single-buyer market serving households, factories and commercial premises will stay the same, the newspaper said, citing Rumaizi Abdul Halim, director of market regulation and planning at Malaysia’s Energy Commission. The two markets will run under a single operator, but details on how they would interact will be discussed later, he said on Tuesday.
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