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YTL Power on track to launch Malaysia’s first AI Supercomputer with NVIDIA Blackwell platform in Q3
YTL Power to launch Malaysia's first AI supercomputer in Q3, backed by Nvidia DGX Cloud and set to power sovereign AI model ILMU 1.0. - YTL Power International Bhd
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to debut its first AI supercomputer powered by the cutting-edge NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip, hosted on the NVIDIA DGX Cloud, by the third quarter of 2025 — a milestone in Southeast Asia’s AI development led by YTL Power International Bhd.
Speaking on the sidelines of NVIDIA’s GTC conference in Taipei, Alexis Bjorlin, VP and GM of DGX Cloud at NVIDIA, confirmed that the collaboration with YTL Power is “progressing very well.” The rollout will take place at YTL’s 500MW Green Data Centre Campus in Johor, which has been identified as a key location due to Malaysia’s stable power infrastructure and strong manufacturing ecosystem.
“We will be hosting the DGX Cloud on YTL, which is an NVIDIA Cloud Partner. The development is going very well. Everything is going according to plan,” said Bjorlin.
YTL Power Managing Director Datuk Seri Yeoh Seok Hong said the company continues to make excellent progress and is on the right track to launch the YTL AI Supercomputer within the targeted timeframe.
"This AI cloud infrastructure will serve as the foundation for the country's sovereign AI and will power Malaysia’s very own large language model (LLM), ILMU 1.0.
"The NVIDIA DGX Cloud will be launched alongside ILMU 1.0, marking a significant milestone that will kickstart the development of Malaysian AI solutions," he added.
With the NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra platform set for shipment in the second half of 2025, YTL Cloud, a subsidiary of YTL Power, will be one of the first cloud service providers in Asia-Pacific to deploy the platform, positioning Malaysia at the forefront of AI innovation.
The NVIDIA DGX Cloud is designed not merely as cloud infrastructure, but as a specialised AI development platform. It integrates high-performance computing with NVIDIA’s software and tools to support AI model development, training, and deployment.
Globally, DGX Cloud has enabled transformative work: Deloitte is using it on Oracle Cloud for drug discovery, while Cerence Inc is training automotive-specific large language models on Microsoft Azure.
Bjorlin emphasised that DGX Cloud is not about long-term lock-in, but accelerating AI development.
“We don’t just sign people up for long-term contracts. We help them build their workflows, and they are free to run those on the cloud platforms of their choice. Our goal is to optimise their experience,” she said.
As Malaysia charts its path towards becoming a regional AI hub, this collaboration between NVIDIA and YTL Power signifies a foundational leap — not only in digital infrastructure but in homegrown AI innovation led by sovereign initiatives like ILMU 1.0.
