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        "id": 2036142,
        "msgid": "indonesia-plans-national-team-to-support-data-centre-development-1791906616",
        "date": "2026-10-13 21:46:45",
        "title": "Indonesia plans national team to support data centre development",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Indonesia\u2019s Industry Ministry is proposing a national team to coordinate data centre development, particularly the substantial electricity and water supplies such projects require. The move follows the suspension of a proposed AI data centre in West Java over missing environmental and building permits, with officials preparing discussions on compliance and resource needs.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cData centers are important for industries; they serve as catalysts\nfor economic growth,\u201d Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza said in\nJakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the proposed team was needed in response to\nfeedback from ministries, government agencies, and state-owned\nenterprises that data center development requires substantial\nelectricity and water supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Riza said the team was expected to help stakeholders coordinate\nefforts to meet data centers\u2019 energy needs without compromising supplies\nfor the wider public. He expressed hope that the team would be\nestablished soon.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the suspended artificial intelligence (AI) data center\nproject in Jatiluhur, West Java, he said the Industry Ministry would\ncoordinate with relevant stakeholders to address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the near term, we will invite the West Java government and\nseveral ministries and agencies to discuss not only the Jatiluhur data\ncenter but also similar projects at other locations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy minister added that he had recently discussed data center\ndevelopment with the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning\nand planned to hold talks with the Ministry of Public Works on water\nsupply issues.<\/p>\n<p>West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said on October 2 that his\nadministration had ordered work on the Jatiluhur data center project to\nstop because it lacked Environmental Impact Assessment (AMDAL) and\nBuilding Approval (PBG) documents.<\/p>\n<p>Construction on the project began in late September on an\n8,000-square-meter site. At full operational capacity, the facility was\nexpected to consume 384 liters of water per second and require up to 640\nmegawatts of electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development\nAgus Harimurti Yudhoyono addressed the issue on October 12, emphasizing\nthat data center projects must comply with environmental regulations and\nrequirements.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Minister AHY urges green compliance as W. Java halts AI\ndata center<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Minister supports seawater processing for data centers\nin Batam<\/p>\n<p>Translator: S. Aji Sasra, Tegar Nurfitra<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-plans-national-team-to-support-data-centre-development-1791906616",
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