Deputy Chair of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives, Andre Rosiade, has expressed support for Batam to\nbecome one of Indonesia\u2019s data centre investment hubs. He said the\nopportunity must be underpinned by readiness of land and an adequate\nelectricity supply.<\/p>\n
Andre made the remarks during a Specific Working Visit by Commission\nVI to Batam in the Riau Islands, which addressed a number of strategic\nmatters, ranging from investment and green energy development to the\ndevelopment of a data centre ecosystem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came here deliberately to look at how we can support Batam\nbecoming a location for data centre investment,\u201d Andre Rosiade said in a\nstatement on Monday (7 September 2026).<\/p>\n
Andre said that, based on the meetings held, he saw readiness on the\npart of BP Batam and PLN Batam to support data centre investment,\nparticularly in terms of providing land and electricity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThankfully, we can see the readiness of both BP Batam and PLN Batam\nto provide land availability as well as electricity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
However, the Deputy Chair of the Gerindra Party faction in the House\njudged that readiness of electricity infrastructure must be accompanied\nby guarantees of gas supply for PLN Batam. He said competitively priced\ngas availability is one of the key factors in ensuring PLN Batam can\nsupply the electricity needed by the data centre industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommission VI will certainly give its full support to measures\nenabling PLN Batam to obtain gas that is both available and affordable,\nso that PLN Batam can supply electricity for data centres. This is our\nhomework,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
The Secretary of the Gerindra Party faction in the House added that\nCommission VI will soon coordinate with Commission XII over the gas\nsupply that is limited until the end of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we will soon discuss this with colleagues in Commission XII. If\na joint meeting of Commission VI and Commission XII is indeed necessary,\nwe will hold it, subject to the approval of the House leadership,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Separately, Andre revealed that PT Telkom Indonesia is currently\npreparing concrete steps to develop its data centre business. Based on\ninformation he received, Telkom is preparing the tender process for data\ncentre facilities in Batam and Cikarang.<\/p>\n
\u201cTelkom will certainly prepare its roadmap. What I can say based on\nthe information I have now is that Telkom is preparing a tender, in both\nBatam and Cikarang, after this,\u201d said Andre.<\/p>\n
He also explained that hyperscale facility development will be\ncarried out through cooperation schemes. Meanwhile, on the issue of data\nsecurity, Andre stressed that the involvement of state-owned enterprises\nin data centre investment must go hand in hand with readiness to\nsafeguard the security and control of data.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce again, SOEs will certainly ensure data security. It is\nimpossible for SOEs to make this investment if they are not prepared to\nsecure that data,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/andre-rosiade-backs-batam-as-data-centre-hub-urges-gas-and-electricity-availability-1788785575", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }