Urgent Action Required: Asia’s Data Centres Threaten Water Security

Urgent Action Required: Asia’s Data Centres Threaten Water Security, updated 8/12/25, 1:01 AM

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Asia’s booming data centres, driven by AI and cloud demands, consume staggering water volumes—often in regions already facing severe scarcity. Without immediate adoption of cutting-edge cooling, water recycling, and renewable energy, the region risks crippling its digital infrastructure and worsening a looming water crisis.

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Asia’s fast-growing data centers consume
massive water for cooling, worsening a regional
water crisis as usage may nearly double by2030,
worsening scarcity and competition.
Southeast Asian hubs like Singapore and Thailand also
struggle with this crisis, but Malaysia’s Johor and
Cyberjaya remain default sites despite hitting severe
water stress limits.
Johor, hosting most Malaysian
data centres, faces fierce
competition for limited water,
while Cyberjaya’s water-
stressed basin cannot
sustainably meet the growing
cooling demand.
Less than 18% of water applications for data centers across Johor, Selangor, and Negeri
Sembilan have been approved due to supply risks, limiting future data center growth.
Tanjong Malim offers stable river water supply plus
onsite recycling, reducing freshwater use with
solar power potential, making it ideal for energy-
intensive data centers.
Sungai Samak Estate’s 376-acre contiguous land in
Tanjong Malim supports integrated cooling, renewable
energy, and water recycling systems, enabling data
centre sustainability.
As AI workloads grow, Malaysia’s data centres face rising water efficiency expectations. Tanjong
Malim’s use of renewables and cooling offers a sustainable hub alternative.

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