Indonesia is advancing plans for a groundbreaking trilateral cross-border data centre partnership with Malaysia and Singapore, according to Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto, who announced ongoing discussions to establish collaborative data facilities spanning Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia's Johor state.
The ambitious initiative will leverage Indonesia's Green Super Grid renewable energy transmission network to power the regional data centre infrastructure, with the grid system designed to stretch from Sumatra to Nusa Tenggara and connect directly to Riau Islands province, specifically supplying the developing data centre cluster in Batam with potential expansion to neighboring Bintan island.
State electricity corporation PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) estimates the Green Super Grid project will require approximately $25 billion in investment and plans to construct roughly 50,000 kilometers of transmission lines connecting renewable sources including 19.6 gigawatts of hydropower, 16.5 gigawatts of solar power, 11.3 gigawatts of wind power, and 7.1 gigawatts of geothermal power.
The cross-border collaboration builds upon the existing Singapore-Malaysia-Indonesia Growth Triangle framework, strategically positioning the three nations to capitalize on complementary strengths where Singapore provides world-class connectivity infrastructure, Malaysia's Johor offers competitive land and energy costs, and Indonesia supplies abundant renewable resources and geographic advantages for regional digital infrastructure expansion.
Minister Airlangga emphasized that Indonesia's government is accelerating solar power plant deployment and expanding renewable energy supply under President Prabowo Subianto's direction, with the trilateral data centre partnership representing a critical component of the nation's broader digital transformation strategy and commitment to sustainable technology infrastructure development across Southeast Asia's rapidly growing digital economy.
