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Indonesia’s West Java governor has ordered Singapore-based BDx Data Centers to halt construction of its planned artificial intelligence data centre
in Jatiluhur until the project secures the required permits and environmental
approvals.
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said construction cannot proceed until the necessary regulatory requirements are completed. The order comes shortly after BDx broke ground on the project.
The project, known as AI Campus 2 or CGK4, is planned as a 640- megawatt data centre campus in Jatiluhur, West Java. BDx said it has secured 845 MVA of grid capacity from Indonesia’s state electricity utility PLN.
BDx plans to develop six buildings at the campus. The first building is designed to provide 120 MW of IT capacity, according to the company.
Mulyadi said the construction halt was linked to outstanding permits and approvals. Reuters reported that the order was related to the project’s regulatory requirements and did not indicate a confirmed environmental violation.
Among the requirements under review are the project’s environmental impact assessment, known as AMDAL, and its building approval, or PBG.
The development comes as rising demand for AI computing capacity drives investment in larger data centres across Asia. Such facilities require significant electricity, land and supporting infrastructure, increasing regulatory scrutiny as projects expand.
For Indonesia, the BDx development is part of broader efforts to strengthen digital infrastructure and attract technology investment.
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said construction cannot proceed until the necessary regulatory requirements are completed. The order comes shortly after BDx broke ground on the project.
The project, known as AI Campus 2 or CGK4, is planned as a 640- megawatt data centre campus in Jatiluhur, West Java. BDx said it has secured 845 MVA of grid capacity from Indonesia’s state electricity utility PLN.
BDx plans to develop six buildings at the campus. The first building is designed to provide 120 MW of IT capacity, according to the company.
Mulyadi said the construction halt was linked to outstanding permits and approvals. Reuters reported that the order was related to the project’s regulatory requirements and did not indicate a confirmed environmental violation.
Among the requirements under review are the project’s environmental impact assessment, known as AMDAL, and its building approval, or PBG.
The development comes as rising demand for AI computing capacity drives investment in larger data centres across Asia. Such facilities require significant electricity, land and supporting infrastructure, increasing regulatory scrutiny as projects expand.
For Indonesia, the BDx development is part of broader efforts to strengthen digital infrastructure and attract technology investment.
