NEXTDC plans a sovereign AI campus at its S7 site in Western Sydney with OpenAI as anchor tenant under OpenAI for Countries.
Facts
As of Dec 1, 2025- Operator
- NEXTDC
- Tenant
- OpenAI
- Capacity
- 550 MWAround 550 MW
- Power
- Renewable PPAs (wind, solar, batteries)
- Location
- Eastern Creek, Australia · Cloud regions nearby
- Announced
- Dec 2025
- Target online
- H2 20272027 H2 (first phase)
- On file since
- Dec 1, 2025 · theurbandeveloper.com
- Program
- Stargate
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Sources and links
- NEXTDC Plans $7bn AI Campus at Western Sydney Site · theurbandeveloper.com · Dec 9, 2025
Across Glyph: NEXTDC on Companies, OpenAI on Partnerships, cloud regions on Regions.