Winson Lau, a tropical fish exporter in Johor, Malaysia, faces difficult competition for energy due to the surge of data centers in the region. As the fastest-growing data center market in Southeast Asia, Johor is projected to have a staggering 1.6 gigawatts of energy consumption, potentially increasing to over 5 gigawatts by 2035. Lau's business, reliant on water and electricity, may struggle against the energy needs of these large facilities, which significantly rely on fossil fuels, presenting challenges for sustainability.
Lau worries about competing for energy with the growing number of data centers, which have a skyrocketing energy demand, threatening his tropical fish business.
Data centers in Johor are projected to consume over 5 gigawatts of power by 2035, more than half of Malaysia's renewable energy capacity.
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