In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, racks of GPUs (graphics processing units) with a closed-loop liquid cooling system are seen inside an operational Microsoft data centre in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, Alistair Speirs, Microsoft's General Manager of Azure Infrastructure, poses during an interview with AFP at the construction site of a new data centre in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, a future Microsoft data centre is seen under construction in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, a future Microsoft data centre is seen under construction in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, racks of GPUs (graphics processing units) with a closed-loop liquid cooling system are seen inside an operational Microsoft data centre in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, a future Microsoft data centre is seen under construction in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, a future Microsoft data centre is seen under construction in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo

This photo taken on February 4, 2026 shows Nurul Ichwan, Indonesia's Deputy Minister for Investment and Strategy, speaking at the construction site of a new data center in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-TECHNOLOGY-BUSINESS-ENVIRONMENT-AI, REPORTAGE' by Marchio Gorbiano with Katie Forster in Tokyo