This was revealed during a meeting among Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and YTL Power managing director Yeoh Seok Hong on the sidelines of the Apec Leaders’ Economic Summit here today.

Also present was investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz.

Anwar said their discussions covered progress in implementing the centre’s artificial intelligence (AI) agenda, including the establishment of the National AI Office and the launch of the country’s first large language model, Ilmu.

“I congratulate YTL and Nvidia on achieving this significant milestone, and I sincerely hope that this will accelerate the AI drive for the benefit of all Malaysians,” he said in a statement released by YTL.

The Kulai facility, located within the 600MW YTL Green Data Centre Park, uses Nvidia’s latest NVL72 Grace Blackwell (GB200) GPUs to power Ilmu, next-generation digital applications, and the YTL AI Cloud.

Tengku Zafrul said the government had earmarked RM5.9 billion in the 2026 budget to strengthen the AI sector and position Malaysia as a regional hub for data centre and AI innovation.

“We will continue to actively promote strategic investments in AI infrastructure, driving forward our mission to lead in digital transformation,” he said.

Yeoh said that with the YTL AI Cloud now operational, Malaysia will be among the first in the region to benefit from true AI capabilities.

“We thank the government for its foresight in establishing the policy frameworks that have enabled the rapid advancement of AI infrastructure across the country.”