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Southern Score unit wins RM146.8 million in data centre electrical contracts

The two subcontracts cover projects in Port Dickson, with phased substantial completion scheduled between October 2027 and April 2028.

By Maya Santos

Electrical equipment and cabling inside a data centre
Photo: New Straits Times

Southern Score Builders Bhd said its subsidiary SJEE Engineering Sdn Bhd has secured electrical subcontracts totalling RM146.8 million for two data centres in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan. The agreements were signed with a local construction company on November 11.

SJEE Engineering, which is 51 per cent owned by Southern Score, will undertake Electrical Package 3 for both developments. Its scope includes construction and completion, as well as testing, commissioning and associated work.

The first subcontract is worth RM67.41 million. Southern Score said substantial completion for that project's first phase is scheduled for October 22, 2027, with the second phase set for January 21, 2028.

The other subcontract is valued at RM79.39 million. Substantial completion is targeted for January 10, 2028, for Phase 1 and scheduled for April 10, 2028, for Phase 2.

Southern Score expects the projects to benefit group net assets and earnings per share from the financial year ending June 30, 2027, until the work is completed.

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