PARLIAMENT | Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani has cautioned state governments against being too eager to approve water supply for data centre projects without first assessing whether they have sufficient resources.

“Sometimes state governments get excited about calling in data centres and give them everything, but they don’t calculate how much water is actually available,” Johari told the Dewan Rakyat during Question Time today.

He said water supply remained under the jurisdiction of state governments, and that he had repeatedly reminded them to exercise caution before making commitments to investors.

“That is why every time I speak to state governments, I tell them they must be careful when approving water supply,” he said.