CoreWeave Launches First Asia-Pacific Data Centers in Indonesia with 360 Megawatts of AI Cloud Power

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CoreWeave announced its expansion into Indonesia with three new data centers totaling 360 megawatts of contracted IT power, marking the AI cloud computing firm's first data center presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Expected online in 2028, the facilities will serve AI pioneers across Southeast Asia while supporting Indonesia's digital infrastructure priorities.

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CoreWeave Makes Strategic Move into Indonesia

CoreWeave announced its expansion into Indonesia

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with three new data centers, marking the AI cloud computing firm's first data center presence in the Asia-Pacific region

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. The facilities will add a total of 360 megawatts of contracted IT power and are expected to come online in 2028

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. CoreWeave will own and operate the compute environment across all three sites, bringing its full AI cloud platform to laboratories, startups and enterprise customers deploying AI workloads in Southeast Asia.

Growing Demand Drives Asia-Pacific Entry

The Indonesia expansion reflects surging demand for cloud infrastructure positioned closer to data sources and end users across the Asia-Pacific region

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. "Across Asia, enterprises, AI-native companies, and governments increasingly need AI compute located close to their data and users, driven by both latency-sensitive workloads and data locality requirements," CoreWeave stated. Sachin Jain, chief operating officer at CoreWeave, emphasized the company's strategy: "CoreWeave goes where we can bring AI pioneers the capacity, performance, and reliability they need to build and scale their ideas"

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Building Local Capabilities and Infrastructure

As part of its expansion into Indonesia, CoreWeave plans to build and train an on-the-ground team to operate the new facilities

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, supporting local technical talent development. The investment aligns with Indonesia's national priorities to strengthen digital infrastructure, expand domestic AI capabilities, and position the country as a leading regional digital economy

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. This move bolsters Indonesia's AI ambitions while addressing the growing need for data center presence in Indonesia to handle latency-sensitive workloads.

Rapid Global Expansion Continues

The Indonesia facilities add to CoreWeave's rapidly expanding global footprint. As of March 31, 2026, the cloud infrastructure provider operated 49 data centers worldwide, with more than 1GW of active power and over 3.5GW of contracted power supporting AI workloads at scale

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. CoreWeave has benefited from surging demand for AI cloud infrastructure globally, as tech companies rush to secure hardware and cloud capacity needed to develop and run AI systems

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Massive Capital Investment and Major Partnerships

In May, CoreWeave raised the lower end of its 2026 capital spending forecast, planning to spend between $31 billion and $35 billion this year

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. The company has struck several multi-billion-dollar cloud deals this year, including an expanded $21 billion deal with Meta and a multi-year agreement with Claude creator Anthropic. Following the Indonesia announcement, CoreWeave shares jumped more than 8%

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, reflecting investor confidence in the strategic expansion. The company completed its public listing on Nasdaq in March 2025

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and carries a Buy rating with an average analyst price forecast of $141.05

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