CoreWeave Plans 360MW Indonesia Expansion in First Asia AI Data Center Push
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Key Takeaways
- CoreWeave is entering the Asia-Pacific region with three new Indonesian data centers.
- The project encompasses 360 megawatts of contracted IT power capacity.
- Operational status for the new facilities is targeted for 2028.
- The company will directly manage the compute environments to support AI workloads.
CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) plans to open three AI data centers in Indonesia, marking the cloud-computing provider’s first infrastructure expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.
The facilities will provide a combined 360 megawatts of contracted information-technology capacity and are expected to begin operating in 2028, CoreWeave said in an Aug. 4 statement. The company will own and operate the computing environments at all three sites, offering its AI cloud platform to laboratories, startups and large corporate customers across Southeast Asia.
CoreWeave didn’t identify the sites or disclose the project’s cost, financing structure, or any customers committed to use the capacity.
The expansion is intended to address demand for computing located closer to Asian customers and their data, particularly for applications sensitive to network delays or subject to data-localization requirements. CoreWeave also plans to recruit and train a local operating team in Indonesia.
