Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15 -- Malaysia is making efforts to align with the global trend towards digitalisation, which is driving demand for data centres, cloud computing, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI).

Speaking at the Siemens Data Centre Conference on February 13, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) President and CEO Datuk Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan said that the global demand for AI, e-commerce, Internet of Things, and cloud computing is driving the growth of data centres. This trend is a key focus for many countries, including Malaysia.

According to Jalaluddin, TNB prioritises power generation, focusing strongly on reserve operations and reserve generation to ensure a stable supply. It has sufficient capacity margins to support the ...