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Indonesia’s data center sector is entering a structurally differentiated growth phase, with Batam increasingly positioned as a regulatory compliance and Singapore-linked overflow hub, while Jakarta continues to anchor core hyperscale and enterprise demand, according to BMI Country Risk and Industry Research.

The Strait of Hormuz disruption has prompted Asia-Pacific power systems to prioritize energy security, boosting coal and nuclear generation in the short term while accelerating structural investment in renewables and storage, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said last Thursday.

While momentum builds for ASEAN Power Grid (APG), the regional initiative designed to interconnect the electricity grids of Southeast Asian nations to enhance energy security, sustainability, and reliability, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research sees financing, geopolitical and supply chain remain bottlenecks.

Malaysia's artificial intelligence (AI)-focused approval strategy will accelerate market consolidation in Johor, which is converging into an oligopolistic structure dominated by 3-5 well-capitalized platforms backed by large buyout funds, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research said last Friday.

BMI Country Risk and Industry Research (BMI)'s technology team forecasts an average of 9.7 percent year on year data center capacity growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) between 2025 and 2028, with Malaysia, Indonesia and India at the forefront of this growth.

While the new power tariffs may lead to short-term challenges for data center projects in Malaysia, the country's dominant position in emerging Southeast Asia is unlikely to be dramatically altered, as demand for cloud computing remains strong, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Thursday.

BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said hyperscale opportunities are driving Philippines market convergence while Malaysia maintains regional leadership.

BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Tuesday that strategic consolidation is driving Johor to lead Malaysia’s digital infrastructure growth.

Securing robust investment commitments will be key to second 5G network's viability in Malaysia, BMI Industry Research said Wednesday.

Emerging sub-markets in Malaysia’s data center industry will face risks, BMI Industry Research said in its recent note.