Digital Edge Launches $4.5B Hyperscale Campus to Power Indonesia's AI Future

BEKASI, Indonesia – January 28, 2026 – In a landmark move set to reshape Southeast Asia's digital infrastructure, Digital Edge today announced a staggering US$4.5 billion investment to build CGK Campus, a 500-megawatt (MW) AI-ready hyperscale data center in Bekasi, Indonesia. The project, the company's largest to date, signals a massive bet on Indonesia's burgeoning digital economy and its future as a regional hub for artificial intelligence.

The campus, strategically located in the Greenland International Industrial Center (GIIC), is designed to address the soaring demand for data processing and storage that has outpaced infrastructure development in the nation of 280 million people.

Powering Indonesia's Digital Ambitions

Indonesia's digital economy is the largest and fastest-growing in Southeast Asia, with projections estimating its value could surpass US$130 billion by 2025. This explosive growth, driven by a young, tech-savvy population and strong government support through initiatives like the "Digital Indonesia Roadmap," has created an urgent need for robust, scalable digital infrastructure. The country's data center market, valued at US$1.6 billion in 2025, is expected to more than double by 2031, yet a significant capacity gap remains.

Digital Edge's CGK Campus is poised to bridge this divide. "Indonesia's digital economy is expanding faster than infrastructure can keep up," said Stephanus Oscar, CEO of Digital Edge Indonesia, in a statement. "The CGK Campus bridges that gap with 500MW of sustainable, carrier-neutral capacity built for hyperscale and AI deployments."

The investment aligns with the Indonesian government's national strategy to become a global digital powerhouse. With the adoption of generative AI projected to unlock over US$240 billion in economic value—nearly a fifth of the country's 2022 GDP—the demand for specialized AI-optimized data centers is surging. Industry analysts project the national data center capacity will need to grow from its current levels to between 1.5 and 2 gigawatts in the next two years to support this transformation. Digital Edge's project alone accounts for a substantial portion of that required growth.

A New Benchmark in Hyperscale and AI Infrastructure

The CGK Campus is not just about scale; it's about technological sophistication. Engineered specifically for the intense demands of next-generation AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, the facility will feature advanced direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems. This technology is critical for managing the immense heat generated by AI processors, enabling higher-density computing and greater efficiency than traditional air-cooling methods.

With an initial capacity of 500MW and the potential to scale up to 1 gigawatt (GW), the campus sets a new standard for hyperscale development in the region. Strategically positioned less than 15 kilometers from other major data center clusters and about 40 kilometers from Digital Edge's existing downtown Jakarta facilities, it will offer low-latency connectivity to the capital's core business districts while anchoring the broader digital ecosystem.

"The CGK Campus is a pivotal milestone in our APAC strategy and our largest infrastructure investment to date," stated John Freeman, CEO of Digital Edge. "This landmark investment will enable us to drive the next decade of innovation, cloud adoption, and digital services across Indonesia and the broader region."

The development will be executed in phases, ensuring a rapid go-to-market timeline. The first of three buildings in phase one is scheduled to be ready for service by the fourth quarter of 2026, with the subsequent two buildings coming online in early 2027.

The Green Gigawatt: Sustainability at Scale

As data centers become more power-intensive, their environmental impact is under increasing scrutiny. Digital Edge is addressing this challenge by embedding sustainability into the core design of the CGK Campus. The company is targeting a market-leading annualized Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.25. PUE is a measure of how efficiently a data center uses energy; a score of 1.25 means that for every 1.25 watts pulled from the grid, 1 watt is delivered to the IT equipment, making it one of the most efficient designs in the tropical climate of Southeast Asia.

Beyond power efficiency, the campus will integrate renewable energy sources and feature advanced recycled water systems to minimize its environmental footprint. This focus on green technology aligns with Indonesia's national goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060 and reflects a growing trend among data center operators to adopt sustainable practices, including green-power purchase agreements.

Reshaping the Regional Data Center Landscape

Digital Edge's US$4.5 billion commitment is a disruptive force in the competitive Southeast Asian data center market. The 500MW planned capacity of the CGK Campus dwarfs the current scale of many existing operators in Indonesia. For comparison, the country's leading local provider, DCI Indonesia, is expanding its total capacity to just over 100MW. This massive injection of state-of-the-art capacity is set to attract major global cloud providers and hyperscale companies, cementing Greater Jakarta's status as a top-tier destination for digital investment.

Underpinning the campus's performance is the robust network infrastructure of Indonet, Digital Edge's wholly-owned telecommunications subsidiary. Indonet is deploying new fiber routes to the GIIC campus that are built entirely underground, a design choice that dramatically enhances network reliability and resilience against physical disruptions. "Our new routes to the GIIC campus are built 100% underground, a design that significantly enhances reliability and resilience compared to traditional deployments," explained Andy Rigoli, CEO of Indonet.

This carrier-neutral campus, supported by a resilient and diverse network fabric, provides the high-availability foundation required by the world's most demanding technology companies. As enterprises and cloud services increasingly turn to AI, the infrastructure provided by the CGK Campus will be critical in supporting this transformation, not just for Indonesia but for the entire Asia-Pacific region.