Singapore-headquartered BDx Data Centres has secured Indonesia’s largest-ever power commitment for a data centre operator, signing a 1.2 gigawatts ( GW ) power offtake agreement with Indonesian state-owned utility PLN ( Persero ) in a move that highlights Southeast Asia’s push to build its own artificial intelligence ( AI ) infrastructure.

The agreement could also be seen as a major milestone for Indonesia’s digital economy ambitions and highlights the country’s growing importance as a destination for hyperscale data centres, sovereign AI projects and cloud computing investment.

Indonesia’s combination of scale, digital demand and improving infrastructure, industry executives say, is making the country increasingly attractive for hyperscalers seeking alternatives to more capacity and land constrained markets, such as Singapore.

The 1.2GW capacity allocation will support three major BDx campuses across Jakarta and West Java, with the largest share, 788 megavolt amperes ( MVA ), dedicated to the company’s flagship CGK4 AI campus in Jatiluhur. The site is already one of Indonesia’s largest AI-ready developments and currently supports Nvidia H100 graphics processing unit ( GPU ) deployments, widely regarded as the industry standard for enterprise AI computing.

Additional allocations include around 60MVA for the CGK3A campus in South Jakarta and up to 385MVA for the future CGK5 hyperscale development in West Java’s Suryacipta industrial zone.

The deal comes as global technology companies and regional enterprises increase investments in AI compute infrastructure across Southeast Asia, driving demand for high-density data centres backed by a reliable power supply.

Reliable and scalable power, notes Agus Hartono Wijaya, BDx Indonesia’s chief executive, will be critical to supporting Indonesia’s long-term AI infrastructure growth. PLN executives meanwhile described the partnership as part of the utility firms strategy to enable resilient and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s digital economy.

Part of the power supply for the offtake will be supported by renewable energy sources. Around 40% to 50% of CGK4’s current operations are powered by hydropower, while the company has also signed memorandums of understanding exploring agreements with upcoming floating solar developments.

The full 1.2GW commitment, BDx points out, is expected to be absorbed within two to three years, supported by a growing pipeline of enterprise, cloud and sovereign AI demand. GPU adoption, the company adds, is no longer confined to hyperscalers, with enterprises increasingly deploying smaller-scale AI workloads to support digital sovereignty and domestic data requirements.