Rangu Salgame, PDG’s Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder, recently spoke with CNBC Squawk Box about Johor’s meteoric rise as a global AI hub and PDG’s game-changing flagship project: JH1— a 170MW AI-Ready Hyperscale Data Center at Sedenak Tech Park (STeP), Johor.

Johor is rapidly positioning itself as a key hotspot for global AI infrastructure, supporting not only regional growth but also the ambitious deployments of the world’s leading tech giants.

In the interview, Rangu highlights the unique demands of AI-ready data centers, from managing power-hungry AI workloads to deploying cutting-edge cooling technologies. With JH1, PDG delivers innovation and scalability on an unprecedented timeline—a hyperscale facility completed in just 12 months.

As one of the largest AI-ready data centers in Southeast Asia, JH1 sets a new standard for engineering excellence and operational speed, proving Johor is the place where AI meets global potential.