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Singapore's BDx Breaks Ground on 640 MW AI Data Centre Campus in Indonesia

By: IDCNOVARegion: Southeast Asia
Singapore-based data centre operator BDx Data Centers has commenced construction on a 640-megawatt artificial intelligence data centre campus in West Java, Indonesia, marking one of the largest AI-focused digital infrastructure projects in South-east Asia's biggest economy. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Tuesday, underscores the region's accelerating demand for high-density computing infrastructure capable of supporting advanced AI workloads.

The campus, known as CGK4 and located in Jatiluhur, has secured 845 megavolt-amperes of grid capacity from Indonesian state utility PLN. The project is situated approximately 5 kilometres from the Jatiluhur Dam in Purwakarta, roughly a two-hour drive from Jakarta. BDx expects the campus to be developed over approximately three years, with the first 120-MW building scheduled to enter service from early 2027.

Construction has begun on the first of six planned buildings. The initial facility will provide 120 MW of IT capacity in phases and will deploy direct-to-chip liquid cooling technology designed to support racks with power requirements of up to 500 kilowatts. The campus has also been certified under Nvidia's DGX-Ready Colocation Data Center programme, which is tailored for data centres supporting Nvidia's AI computing systems.

BDx said it is pursuing a hydroelectric power arrangement with state-owned water resources company Perum Jasa Tirta II as part of efforts to secure lower-carbon power for the campus. The company also disclosed that it secured a US$320 million loan facility in 2026 to support its expansion in Indonesia. Across its three AI-focused campuses in the country — CGK3/3A, CGK4 and CGK5 — BDx now holds more than 1.2 gigavolt-amperes of secured grid capacity.

"Indonesia is entering a new phase of digital and AI development, and CGK4 is a long-term investment in the infrastructure that this phase requires," said Mayank Srivastava, CEO of BDx Data Centers. BDx Indonesia CEO Agus Hartono Wijaya added that the project would enable local companies, government agencies and developers to run advanced AI workloads domestically.

The company said CGK4 has attracted interest from hyperscalers, technology companies, AI cloud providers and enterprises, though it did not disclose specific customers or contract values. The development adds to a growing pipeline of large-scale data centre projects in Indonesia, particularly around Jakarta and its neighbouring areas, where operators are competing for access to land, electricity and connectivity to serve demand from cloud and AI applications. Indonesia's ability to attract such investment will be closely watched as it seeks to position itself as a regional digital infrastructure hub.