•170,000 Nvidia accelerators across three GPU generations sited outside city for power
•AI infrastructure spilling across borders as Southeast Asia shifts to regional compute hubs
The fact
Australia-based Firmus Technologies, US chipmaker Nvidia and Singapore-headquartered data centre operator DayOne have agreed to develop a 360MW Nvidia DSX AI Factory campus at Kabil Tech Park in Batam, Indonesia. The project forms part of an eight-year collaboration between Firmus and Nvidia and is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2027.
According to Firmus, the campus will deploy up to 170,000 Nvidia AI accelerators across the Grace Blackwell, Vera Rubin and Vera GPU generations during 2027 and 2028. The company estimates the facility could generate between US$25 billion and US$30 billion in committed customer offtake agreements during its first six years of operation. Those projections remain company estimates.
The development builds on DayOne's wider expansion in Indonesia following its project at Nongsa Digital Park. The company has also secured a 450MW power purchase agreement with state-owned utility PLN Batam to supply the Kabil Tech Park campus. The facility is intended to serve AI-native enterprises through a multi-tenant model.
The assessment
The project reflects a broader shift in Southeast Asia's AI infrastructure. As Singapore faces tighter constraints on land, electricity and new grid connections, developers are expanding into neighbouring markets that can provide those resources while remaining closely connected to Singapore's digital economy. The industry is entering an era of regional compute spillover, where AI capacity grows across connected markets instead of within a single city.
DayOne's investment demonstrates this strategy. Rather than competing with Singapore, Batam complements it by providing room for large-scale AI infrastructure that would be difficult to accommodate in more mature markets. Combined with Firmus' liquid-cooled infrastructure and Nvidia's AI platform, the project shows how competitive advantage increasingly depends on combining power, GPU supply and regional connectivity.
For BTW readers, Batam signals a new model for hyperscale AI deployment: competitiveness depends less on connectivity alone and more on combining land, power and regional access into a single ecosystem. The Singapore–Johor–Batam corridor is becoming Southeast Asia's answer to scaling AI beyond a single city.
What to watch
Watch whether the project meets its first-quarter 2027 operational target and begins deploying Nvidia's next-generation AI accelerators on schedule. Also monitor whether further AI infrastructure investments strengthen the Singapore–Johor–Batam corridor, confirming that regional compute spillover is becoming Southeast Asia's preferred model for hyperscale AI expansion.