NeutraDC and Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center sign strategic partnership to expand AI-ready infrastructure across Asia

NeutraDC and Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening cross-border digital infrastructure and accelerating the rollout of AI computing services across Singapore, Indonesia and Japan. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Singapore and reflects rising regional demand for scalable, low-latency infrastructure that can support advanced digital and AI workloads.

The partnership brings together NeutraDC’s established data centre and network footprint in Southeast Asia with Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1’s renewable-powered facility in Hokkaido. By linking these locations, both companies aim to create a connected platform that allows enterprises to deploy services seamlessly across multiple Asian markets while improving operational efficiency and resilience.

A core objective of the collaboration is to attract data centre tenants and GPU users from Singapore and Indonesia to Hokkaido Ishikari. By enabling service deployment across all three locations through an integrated network, the partnership seeks to offer customers greater flexibility in where and how computing resources are deployed, particularly for data-intensive and AI-driven use cases.

Creating a regional network spanning Singapore, Indonesia and Hokkaido

As part of the agreement, NeutraDC will provide colocation services at its data centres in Singapore and Indonesia for customers using Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1. This setup is intended to support regional workload distribution while maintaining consistent performance and service quality across borders.

Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 will also support the installation of NeutraDC Singapore’s network point of presence within its facility. This will be enabled through the All-Photonics Network Innovative Optical and Wireless Network, which is scheduled to open between Hokkaido Ishikari and Tokyo Otemachi in August 2026. The connection is designed to allow Neutra Connect to operate across Singapore, Indonesia and Hokkaido, supporting high-capacity data transfer with reduced latency.

NeutraDC views Hokkaido as a strategic entry point into the Japanese market, supported by the region’s renewable energy ecosystem and favourable policy environment. In line with this, Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 will assist NeutraDC in assessing the use of its own data halls and in exploring new data centre developments within the RE100 zone in the Ishikari New Port area. This reflects a shared focus on aligning infrastructure expansion with sustainability goals.

Joint development of cross-border GPU-as-a-Service offerings

Beyond connectivity and colocation, the partnership places a strong emphasis on the joint development of cross-border GPU-as-a-Service capabilities. NeutraDC and Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 plan to combine their expertise to build and promote GPU-based services that can be accessed across multiple markets.

NeutraDC will lead the design of GPU system architecture and the construction and operation of AI computing services, with the aim of offering Neutra Compute in Hokkaido Ishikari. Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 will support infrastructure construction and customer development efforts to facilitate service adoption in Japan and across the wider region.

Together, the two companies aim to deliver end-to-end GPU services connecting Singapore, Indonesia and Ishikari City in Hokkaido. The proposed architecture is designed to enable low-latency GPU workload aggregation, secure network access and redundant routing, supporting enterprise customers with demanding AI and high-performance computing requirements.

Neutra Compute is a GPU-as-a-Service platform built on high-performance GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD. It is designed to deliver the speed, scalability and intelligence required for enterprise AI innovation. By extending these capabilities into a renewable-powered facility in Hokkaido, the partnership addresses both performance demands and sustainability considerations that are increasingly shaping data centre and AI infrastructure strategies.

The role of renewable infrastructure and regional support

The partnership also underscores the importance of regional collaboration and public-sector support in developing next-generation digital infrastructure. Both companies anticipate continued leadership and backing from the Hokkaido Government, which has been engaged with the project since business discussions held in Singapore in February 2025 and a follow-up visit to Ishikari in March of the same year.

Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No.1 is scheduled to open in April 2026. The project is supported by a grant from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications under the FY2021 Digital Infrastructure Development Fund Project, as well as backing from the Information and Communication Network Industry Association of Japan. The development is led by Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation, Flower Communications Inc. and Agility Asset Advisors Inc., with architectural design and supervision by Asai Ken Architectural Research Institute and construction by Nakayama Corporation.

Once operational, the facility is expected to have a planned total floor area of 11,093 square metres, a power receiving capacity of 15 megawatts and space for 1,140 racks. Its location within a renewable energy zone is intended to support energy-efficient operations while meeting the capacity requirements of modern AI and cloud workloads.

NeutraDC is a brand of PT Telkom Data Ekosistem, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia. Across Indonesia and Singapore, it operates a total of 33 data centres, including enterprise, hyperscale and edge facilities, and is currently developing a new hyperscale data centre in Batam. Through this regional footprint, NeutraDC supports access to more than 185 million digital users in Indonesia and delivers data centre services to enterprise and hyperscale customers worldwide.