Key Takeaways
- • NTT Data Group, a unit of Japanese telecom giant NTT, plans to step up data centre investment in Indonesia, according to its Asia Pacific data centre chief Yasuhiro Kajiki, speaking to Reuters.
- • NTT Data is pursuing a two- to three-year expansion plan that includes acquiring additional land, though the company declined to disclose how much it intends to invest.
- • The company has invested $500 million in Indonesian data centres since 2015, and is opening a 12-megawatt data centre annex in Jakarta.
- • Indonesia's data-centre market was valued at $2.81 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $6.08 billion by 2031, per a Research and Markets report.
- • Rising opposition over grid, water and land pressures in Indonesia and Malaysia makes community engagement a stated priority for the operator.
Summary
Japan's NTT Data Group, a unit of telecommunications giant NTT, plans to increase its investment in data centres in Indonesia, Yasuhiro Kajiki, managing director for Japan and Asia Pacific at NTT Data's data centres unit, told Reuters on Tuesday. Kajiki described the company as being "very aggressive" in adding data centre capacity in the country, but declined to specify the size of the planned investment.
The expansion is framed as a two- to three-year plan under which NTT Data is seeking to acquire additional land, the company said at an event ahead of the opening of a 12-megawatt data centre annex in Jakarta. NTT Data has invested $500 million in Indonesian data centres since 2015, according to the report.
The push comes as rapid growth in data centres, driven in part by demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has prompted opposition in several countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia. Concerns centre on pressure on electricity grids and water supplies, as well as competition for land. Kajiki said engagement with local communities is important, as some projects face resistance from local residents.
Market context from a Research and Markets report published in January puts Indonesia's data-centre market at $2.81 billion in 2025, with a forecast of $6.08 billion by 2031.
The expansion is framed as a two- to three-year plan under which NTT Data is seeking to acquire additional land, the company said at an event ahead of the opening of a 12-megawatt data centre annex in Jakarta. NTT Data has invested $500 million in Indonesian data centres since 2015, according to the report.
The push comes as rapid growth in data centres, driven in part by demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has prompted opposition in several countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia. Concerns centre on pressure on electricity grids and water supplies, as well as competition for land. Kajiki said engagement with local communities is important, as some projects face resistance from local residents.
Market context from a Research and Markets report published in January puts Indonesia's data-centre market at $2.81 billion in 2025, with a forecast of $6.08 billion by 2031.
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