Gorilla and Freyr to Build $1.4bn AI Data Centre Network
Gorilla Technology Group and Freyr Singapore announce a three-year contract worth US$1.4bn to develop a network of AI-powered data centres across Southeast Asia. The agreement begins with a US$300m phase in Indonesia scheduled to launch in Q4 2025.
The contract establishes Gorilla as the lead provider of AI infrastructure, service-level operations and end-to-end intelligence for facilities in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Freyr joins as the regional expansion partner.
"Gorilla has a uniquely strong understanding of this region and therefore the right vantage point to develop this critical network of data centres,” says Jay Chandan, Chairman and CEO of Gorilla Technology Group Inc.
“We have been building in AI for more than 17 years, and we understand this region better than most.
"To have secured a customer of this calibre, a multi-billion-dollar telco with unmatched scale and reputation, is a powerful validation of Gorilla’s capability.
"Being trusted by such an institution from the outset speaks volumes about the strength of our platform and execution model.
“Together with Freyr, we are deploying at scale, not talking about it. Phase One alone is US$300m and it is only the start of a much larger expansion."
Multi-country backbone for AI
Under the agreement Gorilla manages performance and uptime through multi-year service level agreements (SLAs) with options to extend for an additional two years.
The company will deploy its proprietary AI stack across co-location facilities, including GPU-as-a-Service infrastructure, orchestration software and monitoring systems.
This approach places Gorilla in a central role in shaping AI-focused data centre development across three fast-growing digital markets.
The focus is not only on building new facilities but also ensuring service reliability, high-performance compute (HPC) and compliance with strict uptime guarantees.
"This partnership is based on a simple and collective belief that Southeast Asia deserves sovereign, intelligent, high-performance infrastructure,” says Cary Liu, CEO of Freyr.
Multi-country backbone for AI
Under the agreement Gorilla manages performance and uptime through multi-year service level agreements (SLAs) with options to extend for an additional two years.
The company will deploy its proprietary AI stack across co-location facilities, including GPU-as-a-Service infrastructure, orchestration software and monitoring systems.
This approach places Gorilla in a central role in shaping AI-focused data centre development across three fast-growing digital markets.
The focus is not only on building new facilities but also ensuring service reliability, high-performance compute (HPC) and compliance with strict uptime guarantees.
"This partnership is based on a simple and collective belief that Southeast Asia deserves sovereign, intelligent, high-performance infrastructure,” says Cary Liu, CEO of Freyr.
“This is not just a US$1.4bn contract; it is the beginning of a broader expansion strategy. Together, Freyr and Gorilla are already targeting new data centre opportunities worth at least US$2.5bn over the next couple of years.
"The Southeast Asian data centre market is expected to exceed US$12 to 15bn and this alliance positions us right at the centre of that growth.
"With Gorilla’s AI leadership and our regional execution platform, we are not just keeping pace with demand, we are shaping it."
Setting a new benchmark
Industry leadership is a key theme of the announcement. Thomas Sennhauser, Board Member at Gorilla, says: "Having spent decades building infrastructure strategies across global markets, I can say with confidence that this contract sets a new benchmark for how AI infrastructure should be executed.
“Gorilla’s advantage is clear: deep local understanding, operational speed and serious technical muscle.
"This is what happens when experience meets urgency. The shift from hyperscale to regionally intelligent infrastructure has begun, and Gorilla is leading that transition."
His comments reflect the move from traditional hyperscale facilities towards regionally targeted builds that are tailored to specific markets and workloads.
Gorilla’s operational role covers both deployment and long-term performance, reflecting a shift in customer expectations around AI-ready infrastructure.
Deployment timelines
Gorilla and Freyr are finalising Statements of Work (SOWs), SLAs and schedules for GPU deployment across selected sites. Systems integration is already underway for the first phase in Indonesia, with AI services scheduled to go live in early 2026.
The programme places Gorilla at the centre of Southeast Asia’s growing AI economy while also reshaping the region’s data centre backbone.