05/10/2026
🏗️🏗️ RM94.3 bil construction done points to stronger 2027 pipeline; Infrastructure, data centres underpin future prospects 📈📈🏢🏢💻💻
THE local construction sector is heading into 2027 with a healthy pipeline of projects, supported by stronger activity in both private developments and civil engineering works.
Construction work done rose 8.7% year-on-year to RM94.3 bil in the first half of 2026, while the Government’s RM81 bil Development Expenditure allocation for the year, including RM17.5 bil for transport, provides further support for infrastructure spending.
According to APEX Securities, the Penang LRT, MRT3 and expanding data-centre pipeline are also expected to sustain project flows, helping contractors replenish order books and maintain earnings visibility into 2027.
However, the sector’s focus next year is expected to shift from announcing projects to executing them.
Several major catalysts are likely to emerge only after Budget 2027 is tabled, with the CMC2 award expected in November and E-ART targeted for finalisation by the end of 2026.
🌐 https://focusmalaysia.my/rm94-3-bil-construction-done-points-to-stronger-2027-pipeline-infrastructure-data-centres-underpin-future-prospects/
With RM76 bil to RM95 bil in potential data-centre contracts, Malaysia’s construction sector has substantial opportunities beyond traditional infrastructure projects.
