What happened
- The first four buildings would provide 1.44 GW of capacity, with planning documents allowing a six-building expansion to 2.16 GW.
- The project is valued at roughly A$32 billion and is being developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC.
- First-stage operations are targeted for 2027; council and Foreign Investment Review Board approvals were still pending at announcement.
- Environmental groups have raised concerns about emissions and water, which the proposed national framework is designed to address.
Why it matters
A campus of this size is built in phases over years, each phase with its own liquid-cooled loops to install, flush, fill and certify. Queensland joins NSW and Victoria as a market that needs crews.
SI briefing summarising public reporting by The Urban Developer. Figures are as reported by the source.
