Global data centre operator Digital Realty has officially entered Indonesia by forming a joint venture with Southeast Asian regional digital infrastructure platform provider Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia (BDIA).
According to a statement released on Tuesday, BDIA's Jakarta-based carrier-neutral data centre platform, Bersama Digital Data Centres (BDDC), has been incorporated into the 50-50 JV and renamed Digital Realty Bersama.
The new company owns and operates a connected campus that includes a recently launched data centre (CGK11) in Central Jakarta and another data centre (CGK10) in West Jakarta. Initially launched with 5MW of IT load capacity, CGK11 is planned to support up to 32MW through its next phase of expansion.
CGK11 will host Digital Realty's service orchestration platform, ServiceFabric, which enables customers to centrally manage complex workflows and orchestrate their hybrid IT infrastructure and AI workloads
Digital Realty said it contributed approximately US$100 million upon closing for a 50% interest in the data centres and adjacent land, which will support further expansion. In addition to its equity interest, Digital Realty will also receive property management and development fees from the JV.
“This JV combines Digital Realty's global data center expertise and scale with BDDC's local market knowledge and robust connectivity, creating a unique value proposition for our customers,” said Serene Nah, MD and head of Asia Pacific at Digital Realty.
BDDC CEO Angelo Syailendra, and chairman Setyanto Hantoro will continue their roles with Digital Realty Bersama. Krishna Worotikan, former country CFO of Microsoft Indonesia, has joined the JV as chief financial officer.
"Digital Realty Bersama will provide swift, cutting-edge, and well-connected data centre capacity in central Jakarta, designed to support the market's next wave of growth, driven by high-performance computing and AI-powered advancements,” Syailendra said.
BDIA's major shareholders include Provident Capital Partners, Saratoga Investama Sedaya, a Macquarie Asset Management-led consortium, and Distro Hub.
According to Structure Research, the Jakarta colocation market alone will generate US$499 million in 2025, with a five-year CAGR of 11% and an expected uptake of approximately 54.6MW.