JOHOR BAHRU, Aug. 11 -- Johor is the first state in the country to launch a sustainable wastewater programme for industrial use, targeted as a cooling agent for the state's growing data centre industry.

The programme is led by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) with the close collaboration of the Johor government.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said under the programme, Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd and agencies under Petra will supply up to 12 million litres of treated wastewater per day for reclaimed water plants that support data centre operations in Johor.

"The treated wastewater will be supplied through an integrated distribution system to the Water Reuse Plant at Bridge Data...