Northern Solar to power two Johor data centres with 189MW
- Northern Solar's unit accepted two CRESS awards to supply 100MWac and 89MWac of solar with battery storage to two data centres.
- Both data centres are in Johor; the buyers, values, start dates and sites are not disclosed.
- One buyer is a Malaysian property and data-centre infrastructure company; the other is the Malaysian unit of a Singapore-based data-centre operator.
- Northern Solar moved to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on 6 October 2026.
What did Northern Solar win in November 2026?
Two letters of award under the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme to supply 100MWac and 89MWac of solar power with battery storage to two data centres.
Where are Northern Solar's two data centre customers?
In Johor, the company said on 3 November 2026; the exact sites are confidential.
How much are Northern Solar's CRESS contracts worth?
The values have not been finalised; Northern Solar will announce them when definitive agreements are signed.
Northern Solar Holdings Bhd's unit Northern Solar Assets Sdn Bhd accepted two letters of award on 2 November 2026 to supply 189MWac of solar power with battery storage to two data centres in Johor under the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS), which lets companies buy green power from a developer through TNB's grid.
The two awards
- Data centre 1: 100MWac of solar with battery storage for a data centre that needs 262.8 million kWh a year. The buyer is a Malaysian company in property investment and data centre infrastructure
- Data centre 2: 89MWac of solar with battery storage for a data centre that needs 233.9 million kWh a year. The buyer is the Malaysian unit of a Singapore-based data centre operator
- Not disclosed: the buyers' names, the contract values (not yet finalised), the start dates and the exact sites. Northern Solar will announce more when definitive agreements are signed
- Where: after Bursa Malaysia asked for details, Northern Solar said on 3 November that both data centres are in Johor
The company
Northern Solar moved from the ACE Market to the Main Market on 6 October 2026. In October it also won a RM34 million contract to build a 9.5MW solar plant. Under CRESS, its unit will own and run the solar farms and sell the power to the two data centres, rather than only building plants for others.
- Bursa Malaysia — Northern Solar: letter of award, 100MWac solar with BESS under CRESS for a data centre (2 Nov 2026)
- Bursa Malaysia — Northern Solar: letter of award, 89MWac solar with BESS under CRESS for a data centre (2 Nov 2026)
- Bursa Malaysia — Northern Solar: reply to Bursa query on the letters of award (values, location) (3 Nov 2026)
- The Star — Northern Solar bags RM34mil EPCC contract for 9.5MW solar plant (7 Oct 2026)
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