EPG tops out US$120m modular data centre factory in Senai
- EPG Modular Data Center topped out its US$120 million factory in Senai Airport City, Johor, on 6 November 2026.
- The 107,450 sq m factory, with 70,000 sq m of production space, will make modular data centre shelters, diesel generator sets and power modules.
- Completion is due in the first quarter of 2027, with more than 800 jobs once fully running.
- At its March 2025 groundbreaking the project was given as RM360 million (US$80.23 million); the new US$120 million figure is about 50% higher in US dollar terms.
What is EPG building in Senai Airport City?
A US$120 million Free Industrial Zone factory of 107,450 sq m, with 70,000 sq m of production space, to make modular data centre shelters, diesel generator sets and power transfer unit modules.
When will the EPG factory in Senai be completed?
EPG says the factory is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2027; it was topped out on 6 November 2026.
How many jobs will the EPG Senai factory create?
More than 800 local jobs once fully operational, according to EPG.
EPG Modular Data Center, a maker of prefabricated data centre modules and backup power equipment, has topped out its US$120 million factory in Senai Airport City (SAC), Johor. The last structural beam went up on 6 November. The factory is due for completion in the first quarter of 2027 and is expected to employ more than 800 people once it is fully running, EPG said.
The factory
- Size: 107,450 sq m (about 1.16 million sq ft), including 70,000 sq m (about 753,000 sq ft) of production space
- Five buildings: sheet metal, power transfer unit (PTU) products, diesel generators, final assembly, and research and offices
- Products: modular data centre shelters, diesel generator sets and PTU power modules
- Automation: EPG expects at least 80% of the production lines to be automated, with laser cutting, robotic welding and dust-free coating
- Status: inside SAC's Free Industrial Zone (FIZ), where factories that export can bring in materials with fewer customs steps
From RM360 million to US$120 million
- Groundbreaking: EPG broke ground on 22 March 2025, with Johor investment committee chairman Lee Ting Han, state economic adviser Hasni Mohammad and Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching attending
- The first figure: at the time the project was called EPG Malaysia Plant 2, its second factory in Malaysia. It was described as a RM360 million (US$80.23 million) facility of 25.54 acres in SAC's 380-acre Phase 3, w.media reported
- The new figure: US$120 million, about 50% more in US dollar terms. EPG did not explain the increase
- The money behind it: in March 2026 EPG raised more than US$100 million led by Decarbonization Partners, a BlackRock and Temasek joint venture, and Alibaba Cloud. It delivered more than 200MW of prefabricated data centre modules in 2025
Senai Airport City
- The park: a 2,718-acre industrial development with FIZ status in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, linked to Senai International Airport. It is now building its Phase 3
- Other recent arrivals: Taiwan's Priver Technology, which makes AI server systems and coolant distribution units, broke ground on a factory there in July 2026
- Investors: CapitaLand Malaysia Trust bought three freehold factories in SAC for RM72 million in 2025 (our report), and AME Elite's i-Park @ Senai Airport City sits inside it (AME profile)
Cover map: Senai Airport City, within the red border. Map: EPIQ, via EdgeProp.
- EPG (PR Newswire) — EPG Modular Data Center Marks Topping-Out of Its US$120 Million Malaysia FIZ Factory (6 Nov 2026)
- EPG (PR Newswire) — The groundbreaking ceremony for EPG's second factory in Malaysia was held (2 Apr 2025)
- w.media — EPG breaks ground on US$80.23 million data center solutions facility (8 Apr 2025)
- w.media — EPG closes US$100 million in Series B+ financing to scale global expansion (31 Mar 2026)
- EdgeProp — Senai Airport City expands AI footprint with new Taiwan tech factory (15 Jul 2026)
Facts summarised in our own words, with our own analysis added.
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