New US$2.3bn AI Data Centre by EDGNEX hailed a ‘Milestone’
The new data centre is EDGNEX Data Centres’ second in the market and marks one of Southeast Asia’s largest AI-dedicated developments.
EDGNEX Data Centres by DAMAC, backed by the DAMAC Group, will feature high-density AI racks and is projected to have a future capacity of 144 megawatts (MW). The total investment by EDGNEX will be US$2.3bn.
- According to Mordor Intelligence, the Indonesian data centre market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.73% to reach 2.11 thousand MW by 2030
“This is our second project in Indonesia, and this development reinforces our commitment to bridging the digital divide in fast-growing markets across Southeast Asia (SEA), such as Indonesia,” says Hussain Sajwani, Founder of DAMAC Group.
“We are proud to build what will become one of Southeast Asia’s most advanced, sustainable data centres to power the next wave of innovation and digital growth."
Building the backbone of an AI-powered digital economy
DAMAC first completed the land acquisition of this site in March 2025 and has entered the early construction phases, with phase one of the data centre expected to be ready for service by December 2026.
With the facility set to deploy high-density AI racks, the company is hoping to set new benchmarks for next-generation infrastructure in the region.
EDGNEX expects this data centre to be a critical asset in Indonesia’s digital journey, a country that is digitally transforming fast. It will be a pivotal site in accelerating the country’s transition from an analogue base to a robust and AI-powered digital economy.
“The scale of AI workloads demands a new class of infrastructure,” Hussein adds. “This project is part of our broader push across SEA, where we have committed over US$3bn in digital infrastructure investments to date.”
Indonesia remains a high-potential Southeast Asian market yet faces digital infrastructure gaps, limited hyperscale readiness and rising latency challenges, the company says. With AI adoption accelerating across sectors, this project is designed to respond to the nation’s growing demand for scalable, energy-efficient infrastructure.
Targeting a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.32, the facility seeks to significantly enhance energy efficiency and align with EDGNEX’s global sustainability standards.
Additionally, the second Jakarta data centre builds on the company’s growing presence in Thailand, Malaysia and other markets in Southeast Asia.
How DAMAC Group is fuelling the AI data centre revolution
- Founded in 2021
- Operations in 11+ countries
- 100+ professionals
- 4,000MW global projected capacity
- Active investment footprint in Southeast Asia, Europe and the US
- 55MW+ to be delivered in the Middle East by 2025
EDGNEX announced its first data centre in Indonesia in 2024, which is a planned 19.2MW data centre to be built at MT Haryono in Jakarta. The site is in the most interconnected data centre clusters in Jakarta’s central data hub and hopes to address the growing demand for cloud service providers, edge nodes and potential AI deployments.
More broadly, DAMAC Group is investing significantly in other parts of the world, including its US$20bn pledge to build new data centres in the US. In a follow-up press release published in January 2025, EDGNEX announced its strategic entry into the US data centre market.
The company also announced potential plans of doubling this investment on the basis of future demand, market opportunity and scalability.
This endeavour is aligned with EDGNEX’s commitment to building world-class digital infrastructure platforms that target hyperscalers, AI players and Fortune 500 companies alike.
Speaking at the time, the company stated that it remains committed to “fostering innovation and delivering sustainable, high-quality infrastructure that powers customers in the US and around the globe”.
Hussein explained: “Leveraging our expertise in real estate and data centres, we aim to deliver best-in-class infrastructure that supports the next wave of cloud and AI growth, helping further to position the U.S. in the technology and global data ecosystem.”
In indonesia, the first phase of EDGNEX’s new data centre 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.
Announced 19 June 2025: EDGNEX Data Centres by DAMAC has now rebranded to DAMAC Digital.
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