KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia is set to become a regional hub and centre of excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) in ASEAN following a landmark partnership between Nvidia Corp and YTL Power International Bhd.
Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced that the collaboration will focus on developing AI infrastructure powered by renewable energy, underpinned by an investment of RM10 billion.
“This milestone project will involve the establishment of AI data centres, the deployment of Nvidia’s advanced graphics processing units (GPUs), and the development of Malaysia’s own sovereign large language model (LLM),” Tengku Zafrul said in a post on X.
YTL Power, a subsidiary of YTL Corp Bhd, will also lead efforts to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem through partnerships with technology providers, suppliers, and local contractors.
The minister highlighted that this partnership stems from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s proactive international engagements, which are translating into transformative investments for Malaysia’s economic and tech sectors.
The groundwork for this collaboration was laid in December 2023, during a meeting between Anwar, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and YTL Power managing director Datuk Yeoh Seok Hong.
