BDx secures US$320 million loan to fund data centers in Asia
Data center operator BDx Data Centers has closed a US$320 million loan facility which will be used to fund its data centers in Asia, the firm says in a press release yesterday. The loan facility was led by Bank Permata, BCA, and KB Bank. The loan will benefit CGK3, BDx’s AI-focused data center campus in […]
Digital Edge secures Indonesia’s largest data center green loan of US$665 million
Singapore-based Digital Edge today announced the successful close of a US$ 665 million green loan, the largest data center green loan ever in Indonesia, to finance the first phase of its 500MW CGK Campus in the country. The loan was led by a consortium of financial institutions, namely BNP Paribas, Clifford Capital, Crédit Agricole CIB, […]
Indonesia partners Arm to train 15,000 engineers in chip design
Indonesia has signed a framework agreement to partner with British chip designer Arm Limited to cooperate on chip design capabilities which includes training 15,000 engineers within Arm’s ecosystem, and collaborating on next-generation semiconductor development, a government spokesperson said in a statement released today. The partnership agreement was signed by state investment and sovereign wealth manager […]
Microsoft secures 200 MW renewable energy to power Indonesian data centers
Microsoft Indonesia recently signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity firm, PT PLN (Persero) for the supply of 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy which includes 100 MW of solar power, for the tech giant’s data center infrastructure. “We have a 10-year renewable energy contract with PLN, up to 200 MW, […]
NeutraDC, Ishikari Renewable Energy ink MOU to promote GPU-as-a-Service
Indonesia-based data center operator NeutraDC has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan’s data center firm Ishikari Renewable Energy to connect Indonesia, Singapore and Hokkaido Ishikari as an integrated Asian network hub, the firms said in a joint press release. The parties will collaborate in attracting data center tenants and GPU (Graphics Processing […]
Digital Edge to invest US$4.5 billion to build 500MW data center in Jakarta
Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge yesterday announced a US$ 4.5 billion investment to build CGK Campus, a 500MW hyperscale AI-ready data center in Greater Jakarta, according to the firm’s press release. It is the Singapore-headquartered firm’s largest infrastructure commitment to date and will be one of Indonesia’s largest AI-ready hyperscale data center campuses when completed. Located in […]
Indonesia inks US$ 124 million deal with ARM for chip design blueprint
Indonesia has recently signed a joint venture agreement worth an initial 2.1 trillion rupiah (US$ 124.5 million) with UK-based global semiconductor giant, ARM Holdings in a bid to develop a national semiconductor ecosystem and strengthen its position in the global supply chain. The deal is similar to Malaysia’s US$ 250 million plan for semiconductor IP […]