The NextDC S7 project in Eastern Creek serves as a cornerstone of the "OpenAI for Australia" initiative, establishing a massive hyperscale campus designed for sovereign AI infrastructure. Spanning a 258,000 sqm (2.78 million sq ft) site acquired in 2024, the $7 billion development is engineered as a high-density "AI factory" to host advanced GPU superclusters.
By serving as the initial anchor offtaker, OpenAI utilizes this facility to ensure that mission-critical data for Australian government, defense, and enterprise sectors remains on-shore and compliant with local security frameworks. The site is built for sustainability, featuring closed-loop liquid cooling technology to eliminate ongoing potable water use. Following its "fast-track" approval status, the first phase of the campus is currently projected to be ready for service in the second half of 2027.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | NextDC: S7 Sydney |
In 2024, NextDC acquired a 258,000 sqm (2.78 million sq ft) plot of land in Eastern Creek, Sydney, for AU$353 million (US$236.1 million) to develop a new data center named S7.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Starwood-Doma: Minchinbury |
A powerful new partnership is set to reshape Western Sydney’s digital landscape as Starwood Capital Group, Doma Infrastructure, and Telstra InfraCo join forces to develop a carrier-neutral data center in Minchinbury.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Keppel: Minchinbury, NSW |
Keppel DC plans to build a data center on 5 acres of land in Minchinbury, New South Wales, Australia.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Stack: SYD01B |
This planned facility is a part of Stack Infrastructure's SYD01 campus in Sydney.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Cloud StationInterested in this information?Contact us |
The facility features a two-story design comprising secure ground-level offices and two levels of dedicated data hall space.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Stack: Sydney SYD01 |
Stack infrastructure plans to build a data center campus on 7.7 hectares of land in Sydney.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Goodman: Project Atlas |
Real estate giant Goodman Group has filed a SEARS application with the New South Wales government to develop a massive data center campus in Sydney’s Eastern Creek area.
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