i-City plans second data centre worth RM300mil

SHAH ALAM: i-City, a subsidiary of listed I-Bhd, plans to build a second data centre with two towers worth RM300mil.

The company would form a strategic alliance with HDC Data Centre to develop the centre and the first tower was expected to be completed in three years, I-Bhd chief executive officer Eu Hong Chew said yesterday.

i-City's existing data centre was fully tenanted, he told reporters after signing a pact with HDC for the development of a green data centre here.

The first 50,000 sq ft data centre was completed a year ago and HDC occupies half the space.

It was envisaged that i-City would focus on building aspect of the development while HDC would be responsible for the equipment and facilities, Eu said.

By Bernama