19/10/2026
Part 5, Chapter 3.
Economic growth in Batam.
Because Batam isn’t just a shopping destination anymore. Its economy is growing, investment coming in, and the island is becoming increasingly connected to [music] the Singapore economic ecosystem.
Batam recorded a 6.7% economic growth in 2025 and now we are seeing something that would have sounded almost ridiculous a few years ago. AI data centers global technology. Famous Technologies is developing 160 megawatt Nvidia DSX AI factory in the town with
plans involving up to 170,000 GPUs. Read that again. Nvidia, the company sitting at the centre of the world’s AI revolution, is now part of Batam’s story.
So perhaps Batam isn’t becoming interesting because it’s cheap. Perhaps it’s becoming interesting because it is growing.
Full on youtube channel Orchard Park Batam.