PDN Cikarang Targeted To Operate At The End Of March 2025

Menkomdigi Meutya Hafid (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian National Data Center (PDN) located in Cikarang, is targeted to be operational by the end of March 2025.

The news was conveyed directly by the Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, at the Inauguration of the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs High Officials on Monday, January 13 at the Komdigi office, Jakarta.

"God willing, please pray, it (PDN) may be able to run at the end of March," said Meutya to the media crew.

In addition, considering the ransomware incident that hit the Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) in June last year, Meutya also hopes that PDN has a system that can run well.

"We can have a PDN system that hopefully can run better than before as of the end of March. So what we have been doing for the past two months is preparing for this," he concluded.

This PDN is equipped with 20 Mega Watt (MW) and is built on land measuring 5000 hectares, with a total building area of 16,000 square meters, at the Greenland International Industrial Center, Deltamas, Cikarang, Bekasi Regency.

Previously, the Deputy Minister of Communication and Trade, Nezar Patria, had also said that the development of PDN I involved the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), especially in the preparation of information and communication technology (ICT) and cyber security designs.

Apart from Cikarang, Indonesia will also have two more National Data Centers, which are said to be located in Batam (PDN II) and also in the capital city of Nusantara/IKN (PDN III).