Digital Edge to build 500MW data centre campus in Greater Jakarta
500MW with scalability to 1GW. Phase 1 goes live in Q4 2026.
Digital Edge has announced a US$4.5 billion investment to build a 500MW data centre campus in Indonesia, its largest infrastructure commitment to date.
500MW campus
Digital Edge's CGK data centre campus will be built in the GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi, located within the Greater Jakarta area. The 500MW campus has "scalability up to 1GW."
The data centre campus will be engineered for AI workloads and designed for operational efficiency and sustainability, says Digital Edge in its release.
Some key details: a target annualised PUE of 1.25, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, renewable energy integration, and recycled water systems.
Phase 1 will consist of three buildings, with RFS dates of Q4 2026, Q1 2027, and Q2 2027. The capacity of phase 1 wasn't mentioned.
The CGK Campus is 40 kilometres from Digital Edge's downtown EDGE1 and EDGE2 data centres, which offer 6MW and 23MW IT load, respectively.
Industrial estate
Like many data centres in Indonesia, the CGK Campus is located in an industrial estate. In this case, the GIIC Industrial Estate spans over a massive 2,100 hectares (one hectare is roughly 1.5 football fields).
GIIC provides infrastructure, including electricity supply (500kV substation), water and wastewater treatment facilities, and fibre optic connectivity.
It is not clear if the CGK Campus will have its own water treatment plants or is relying on GIIC's facilities. But clearly, a lot of the heavy lifting is already done by the industrial estate.
It does seem like GIIC was chosen because that's where electricity is available, and it appears to be well suited for AI data centre deployments.
Rapid growth
Established in 2020, Digital Edge is headquartered in Singapore and has seen remarkable growth since its inception. It is backed by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners.
Today, the company operates 24 data centres across seven countries: China, Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These are a mixture of acquired assets and greenfield developments.
