Nvidia-backed Firmus will build a 360MW AI data centre in Indonesia and expects $30 billion in offtake deals
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AI compute is now chasing power, land, and geopolitically friendlier jurisdictions—Firmus’ 360 MW Nvidia DSX campus in Batam is effectively a Singapore-adjacent overflow valve with $30 billion of offtake pre-wired. If you’re planning large-scale training or inference, site selection and cross-border latency are now strategic levers, not afterthoughts.
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