Sarawak plans Kuching AI data campus in in Tanjung Embang modelled after Dublin facility

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By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, May 3: The Sarawak government is planning to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) data campus in Kuching modelled after the K2 Strategic Data Centre Campus in Dublin, Ireland.

According to Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, the campus would serve as a catalyst for an AI grid, aimed at driving investment and strengthening the state’s AI data centre ecosystem.

Following a working visit to the data centre campus in Dublin on Saturday (May 2), he said that a 405-hectare site has been identified in Tanjung Embang, Kuching, to realise the high-impact project.

The campus, to be known as the Kuching AI Data Campus, will be equipped with dedicated power and water supply facilities to support data centre operations, as well as the development of AI system connectivity nodes towards forming a future AI grid.

“This project will be implemented through a public-private partnership (PPP), beginning with a first phase covering 120 hectares,” he said in a report from the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas).

He added that the initiative complements broader large-scale development plans in Tanjung Embang, including the construction of a new airport, a seaport, and the expansion of low-carbon industrial activities.

During the visit, the Premier was briefed by K2 strategic founder, chief executive officer and managing director, Kuok Meng Wei, as well as chief operating officer and executive director, Kuan Zhan Peng, before touring the facilities provided.

Also present were Sarawak Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki; Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Legal, MA63, and State-Federal Relations), Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali; Sarawak Financial Secretary Dato Sri Wan Lizozman Wan Omar; Sarawak Economic Planning Unit (EPU) director, Datu Awang Mohd Fadillah Awang Redzuan; and Sarawak Climate Change and Energy Transition Unit (SACED) director, Dr Angelia Liew San Chuin. — DayakDaily

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