Danantara Showcases 40 Major Projects, from AI to a National E-commerce Platform

More than 40 projects are being undertaken by Danantara. They span six industrial sectors: energy, food, healthcare, agriculture, telecommunications, defence, maritime and materials.

In the energy sector, Danantara is developing 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity, as well as coal conversion projects.

“We have many projects in the energy sector, including the development of 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity and the conversion of coal into dimethyl ether (DME) to reduce dependence on LPG, which has long received substantial subsidies,” Danantara Chief Technology Officer Sigit Puji Santosa said at the Danantara Technology Innovation Investment Forum 2026 in Jakarta on Monday (26 October 2026).

Other projects include a nuclear power plant, intended to provide clean energy using advanced technology, as well as refinery development, electric vehicle batteries and waste-to-energy processing.

Food and healthcare projects include biopharmaceutical products, vaccines and pharmaceutical ingredients. The telecommunications sector includes a data centre with a capacity of 1 gigawatt.

“In telecommunications, we are developing sovereign national artificial intelligence (AI), a national e-commerce platform, national cloud services, a data centre with a capacity of 1 gigawatt, a national blockchain and trust systems for digital technology,” he said.

Projects in the defence, maritime and aerospace sectors include advanced marine systems and improvements to defence capabilities. The advanced materials cluster includes projects involving rare earth elements, copper, corrosion-resistant steel, steel plates and various other advanced materials.

The final cluster, “others”, covers semiconductors, including chips and computing devices.