EDGNEX Data Centers by DAMAC, a global digital infrastructure company backed by the DAMAC Group, a global conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, has announced the development of a next-generation AI-powered data center in Jakarta, Indonesia, its second in the market.
This milestone project marks one of Southeast Asia’s largest AI-dedicated developments, with a future projected capacity of 144 MW and a total investment of $2.3 billion.
The company completed the land acquisition for the project in March 2025 and the site has entered early construction phases, with the facility’s phase one expected to be ready for service by December 2026.
The Jakarta facility will deploy high-density AI racks, setting new benchmarks for next-generation infrastructure in the region.
As a foundational asset in Indonesia’s digital journey, it will be pivotal in accelerating the country’s transition from an analogue base to a robust, AI-powered digital economy. Indonesia remains a high-potential Southeast Asian market yet faces digital infrastructure gaps, limited hyperscale readiness, and rising latency challenges. With AI adoption accelerating across sectors, this project responds to the nation’s growing demand for scalable, energy-efficient infrastructure.
DAMAC Group CEO Hussain Sajwani said that this was their second project in Indonesia, and this development reinforce their commitment to bridging the digital divide in fast-growing markets across Southeast Asia (SEA), such as Indonesia.
He also said that this project will become one of Southeast Asia’s most advanced, sustainable data centers to power the next wave of innovation and digital growth. The scale of AI workloads demands a new class of infrastructure.
“This project is part of our broader push across SEA, where we have committed over $3 billion in digital infrastructure investments to date. Jakarta is central to our vision of supporting the region’s rapid digital transformation with world-class, sustainable data centre infrastructure,” Hussaini Sajwani, who owns EDGNEX, added.
In October 2024, Edgnex formed a joint venture with Thai ISP Proen Corp to invest over THB32 billion baht (US$962 million) in several data centre development projects in Thailand.
Enhancing Energy Efficiencies
The facility will target a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.32, significantly enhancing energy efficiencies and aligning with EDGNEX’s global sustainability standards. The second Jakarta data center builds on EDGNEX’s growing presence in Thailand, Malaysia, and other key SEA markets.
In 2024, Edgnex announced its first data center in Indonesia, a planned 19.2 W data center to be built at MT Haryono in Jakarta. The site is in the most interconnected data center clusters in Jakarta’s central data hub.
It will address the growing demand for cloud service providers, edge nodes, and potential artificial intelligence deployments. The first phase is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2026. The regional goal for Edgnex in SEA is 300+ MW of operational capacity by 2026.
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