Indonesia Pushes to Expand Investment; NTT Data Set to Open 12MW Annex

NTT DATA is expanding its data center investments in Indonesia and is considering additional land purchases, with a 12MW data center annex in Jakarta set to open and a 2-3 year expansion plan announced. Yasuhiro Kajiki, managing director of NTT Global Data Centers for Japan and Asia-Pacific, told Reuters on the 3rd that the company is "very actively investing in more data centers in Indonesia," though he did not disclose specific new investment figures. NTT DATA has invested $500 million (approximately 672 billion won) in Indonesian data centers since 2015. The expansion comes as Indonesia and Malaysia face local opposition to data center development over power grid and water supply burdens and land competition. The move reflects growing demand for data center capacity in Southeast Asia, and investors should watch for NTT DATA's disclosure of specific investment amounts and further land acquisitions in the region.