The 170,000-GPU facility in Batam targets AI startups and enterprises, aiming to democratize access to high-performance computing infrastructure.
Nvidia and Firmus Technologies announced a 12-year partnership to build a 360-megawatt AI data center in Batam, Indonesia, housing 170,000 Nvidia AI accelerator chips. The facility, set to launch in Q1 2027, will serve AI-native firms, enterprises, and independent software vendors, diverging from Firmus’s cloud-focused Australian projects.
Committed offtake agreements over the first six years are projected to generate between $25 billion and $30 billion in revenue. The deal includes Nvidia’s Grace-Blackwell, Vera-Rubin, and Vera platforms through 2027 and 2028, with Nvidia earning both hardware sales and a share of cloud revenue.
Firmus co-CEO Tim Rosenfield stated the project aims to level the playing field for smaller AI firms, offering infrastructure access typically reserved for larger players with stronger credit ratings.