Data Center requires an additional 20 GW electricity, equal 20% RI capacity

The Minister of Viewer and Energy Transition and ESDM Minister Ladahlia reveals the development of data centers in Indonesia requires an additional 20 gigawatts of electricity. That number is 20% of the current total electrical capacity.

"I just had a conversation with the CEO, which requires an additional 20 GW. It's not small, it's big enough," Bahlil says, in writing, Tuesday (20 / 10 / 2026).

Bahlil said that the energy supply readiness, especially clean energy, became the key for Indonesia to attract regional-scale data centers. According to him, digitization is an instrument of industrialization, and without adequate energy support, progress will bring new problems.

To answer that need, the government pushed Batam, Karimmune, and Bintan into a new hub of Indonesian data, complete the existing hubs in Malaysia and Singapore. The Bahlil assembles that area has an edge of availability, lower population density than West Java, Jakarta, or Bali, and the possibility of renewable energy utilization.

"We're going to build now PLTS about 100 gigawatt- peak. And I have faith, my fellow investors would prefer to use their data center by using renewable new energy. And this is a business opportunity," said Bahlil.

The odds are beginning to show at Batam. The capacity for data centers available, committed, and during the development stage in the city reached 1.47 GW.

From the supply side, the Power Supply Plan (RUPTL) PLN 2025-2034 targets the additional capacity of plant 69.5 GW. The development of the PLTS 100 GWp also covers large-scale PLTS, floating, roof and industrial areas.

Bahlil adds, the government will request the location plan data of the potential data center investors so that its energy supply can be prepared directly. He's also setting up rules for investors to handle national businessmen and areas.

"We should share with local businessmen. Don't let them do this to you.