Nvidia, Firmus to Build 170,000-GPU AI Campus with $25–30B Offtake
NVDA•Nvidia and Firmus Technologies will build a 360-megawatt AI campus in Batam, Indonesia, deploying up to 170,000 Nvidia AI accelerators and targeting $25bn–$30bn offtake in the first six years. The partnership, running through 2034, will roll out Vera-Rubin, Grace-Blackwell and Vera platform accelerators by 2028.
1. Partnership Overview
Nvidia has entered a long-term agreement with Australian startup Firmus Technologies to construct a 360-megawatt AI factory campus in Batam, Indonesia. The collaboration spans through 2034 and aims to offer cloud-based Nvidia infrastructure to enterprise, ISV and AI-native customers worldwide.
2. Campus Specifications
The Batam campus will host up to 170,000 Nvidia AI accelerators, including Vera-Rubin, Grace-Blackwell and Vera platform chips, with deployments scheduled between 2027 and 2028. Integration of Nvidia’s DSX platform with Firmus’s liquid-cooled HyperCube architecture is designed to optimize energy efficiency and accelerate compute availability.
3. Financial Terms
Based on existing customer commitments, Firmus anticipates $25 billion to $30 billion in offtake agreements over the first six years. Nvidia will earn standard product revenue plus a share of cloud-service income under a revenue-sharing and credit-support structure.
4. Strategic Impact
The Batam facility will become one of the largest AI infrastructure projects in the Asia-Pacific region, strengthening Nvidia’s global data center footprint and addressing surging demand for large-scale AI compute. The project underscores Nvidia’s push to partner on dedicated AI campuses to secure long-term capacity and customer lock-in.
