PT LG Sinarmas Technology Solutions has started accepting customer workloads at its 21-megawatt data centre in central Jakarta, which is designed to host high-density computing equipment used for artificial intelligence (AI). The facility, known as SMX01, began taking workloads on 1 November.
The 21-megawatt figure refers to information technology load capacity, or the power available to computing equipment. The facility can accommodate rack power densities ranging from 5 to 130 kilowatts, covering conventional enterprise computing and high-density AI workloads.
The SMX01 data centre was designed to accommodate heavy equipment and liquid-cooling systems without major structural changes. Its floors can support loads of up to 2,500 kilogrammes per square metre, whilst the nine-metre floor-to-floor height provides space for chilled-water pipes, power distribution, and cooling equipment.
According to CEO Donghyup Han, the facility supports both liquid and conventional air cooling across its data halls, letting customers use different equipment configurations. He described it as among Indonesia’s early data centres with liquid-cooling capabilities.
The facility’s central Jakarta location required structural and infrastructure planning to address urban site constraints, including seismic Risk Category 3 considerations. The power and cooling systems can support Tier III and Tier IV configurations, depending on customer requirements.
Tier III allows equipment maintenance without interrupting computing operations, whilst Tier IV is designed to withstand a single equipment failure without disrupting the IT load. Han noted that not every workload needs the highest level of redundancy, and charging every customer for it would not be a good use of their money.
LG Sinar Mas is a joint venture between South Korean IT service company LG CNS Co. Ltd. and PT SMPlus Digital Investama, a digital infrastructure platform backed by Indonesian group Sinar Mas. Jakarta-based SM+ Data Centers owns and manages SMX01, with South Korean asset manager Korea Investment Real Asset Management Co. serving as the investment partner.
