BREAKING: OpenAI signs multi-year Firmus deal for AI compute capacity in Malaysia

BREAKING · Published 8 September 2026 · 17:48 BST · Europe/London

OpenAI signs multi-year Firmus deal for AI compute capacity in Malaysia

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus and OpenAI announced on 8 September that OpenAI will contract dedicated AI compute capacity from two Firmus AI Factory sites in Malaysia under a multi-year strategic partnership.

Firmus says OpenAI will become an anchor customer. The company also says the agreement lifts Firmus’ total contracted capacity across all customers to more than 900 megawatts. That 900 MW figure is company-wide contracted capacity and should not be read as the capacity allocated specifically to OpenAI.

Key confirmed facts

• OpenAI will contract dedicated AI compute capacity from two Firmus sites in Malaysia.
• The agreement is described by Firmus as a multi-year strategic partnership, with OpenAI becoming an anchor customer.
• Firmus says its total contracted capacity across all customers now exceeds 900 MW.

What remains uncertain

Firmus has not disclosed the contract value or the amount of capacity specifically committed to OpenAI. The company says five of its seven AI Factory sites are still under development, targeting ready-for-service over the next 24 months, so future delivery remains subject to build-out and commissioning.

Source record

Firmus published its announcement in Sydney on 8 September 2026. Reuters independently reported the agreement the same day and noted that Firmus declined to disclose the contract value.

Primary source: Firmus

Independent reporting: Reuters

Editorial note

SEPIDRA AI News is factual and source-led. Firmus’ 900 MW figure is presented as total contracted capacity across all customers, not as an OpenAI-specific allocation.