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Indonesia’s 640MW AI Campus Faces Water Supply Review After Construction Halt

640MW AI campus halted: Indonesia reviews water supply after environmental approvals lapse.

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Why it matters

BDx's West Java AI campus has stalled over missing environmental and building permits, triggering a water-supply audit. The incident signals regulatory friction and resource constraints affecting the AI datacenter buildout in Southeast Asia.

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  1. BDx 640MW AI campus in West Java, Indonesia

  2. Construction halted over missing environmental and building approvals

  3. Water requirements under government review

  4. Published October 12, 2026

  5. BDx AI campus: 640MW capacity, West Java location

  6. Construction halted due to missing environmental and building approvals

  7. Water supply requirements under government review

  8. Regulatory approval delays are now a constraint on compute-cluster deployment velocity

  9. No timeline disclosed for approvals or construction restart

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Publisher excerpt: Indonesia is reviewing water requirements for BDx's 640MW AI campus in West Java after construction was halted over missing environmental and building approvals.
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