Golden Digital Gateway: Indonesia’s Data Centre Potential

The Southeast Asian data centre market faces a capacity problem. Singapore, the region’s dominant hub, closed its doors to new developments in 2021 due to power constraints, forcing hyperscalers and enterprises to find alternatives quickly.

This challenge has created opportunities for operators willing to invest in less proven locations. Asia-based Gaw Capital Partners and Jakarta’s Sinar Primera have placed their bet on Batam, a small Indonesian island 30 minutes by ferry from Singapore, where they launched the Golden Digital Gateway facility in February 2025 as the first operational data centre in the Nongsa Digital Park.

“It’s a fantastic joint venture that brings together two partners and allows the various parties to complement each other in terms of skills,” says Nicholas Toh, Managing Director – Head of Data Centre Platform, Asia at Gaw Capital Partners. “Gaw Capital has a deep history and experience in designing, building, owning and operating data centres.

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