AI Giant Secures Foothold in Regional Australia with $32b Data Centre Plan
The lease gives Anthropic access to 2.16 gigawatts of planned capacity as AI firms race for power and land in Australia.
- On Wednesday, AI giant Anthropic signed its first Australian data centre lease for the proposed $32 billion Western Downs Digital Park in Queensland, developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC and expected to begin operations by 2027.
- Queensland Premier David Crisafulli secured the investment by lobbying the Albanese government for exemptions from federal renewable-only mandates, allowing the project to utilize gas alongside renewables near Dalby.
- The facility will handle inference—rapid, prediction-based processing—for the company's Claude AI model rather than training new systems, with the campus designed to reach 2.16 GW capacity using a closed-loop, air-cooled system.
- Premier Crisafulli described the deal as a "major win" that will deliver local jobs and lower power prices for Queenslanders, though the agreement remains subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
- Global tech firms are racing to secure land and power in Australia, positioning the country as a low-cost alternative to congested markets in the United States and Asia, following similar infrastructure deals in Britain and the U.S.
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Western Downs scores massive $32 billion AI tech facility near Dalby
AI giant Anthropic has signed an agreement to operate in a proposed $32 billion mega AI centre on Queensland’s Western Downs, marking the company’s first major infrastructure investment in Australia. Work on the 725-hectare site near Dalby is expected to begin before Christmas and employ 1500 in construction and eventually 1400 in the operational side […] The post Western Downs scores massive $32 billion AI tech facility near Dalby appeared firs…
Anthropic signs first Australian data centre lease in $31.9B Qld digital park
Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has reportedly signed its first Australian data centre lease, located in a $31.9 billion digital park in Queensland built by a Singaporean developer. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article. Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password …
Anthropic signs first Australian data centre lease
Anthropic has signed its first lease for data center capacity in Australia, at a site on a campus planned for farmland, about 250km west of Brisbane, according to Reuters, which cited two people familiar with the deal. The site on which the data center will be built belongs to a Singapore-based developer, likely Zerra DC, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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