NZ's first AI factory given green light for Invercargill

NZ's first AI factory given green light for Invercargill

Datagrid New Zealand's proposed sustainable data centre has had its resource consent approved. Photo: Supplied Invercargill could be poised to emerge as a vital digital destination, Datagrid New Zealand says, as the country's first AI factory today moved a step closer to reality.

Southland's first 'AI factory' data centre gets go-ahead

Datagrid wins consent for Southland “AI factory” data centre and subsea cable, paving way for 280 MW campus near Invercargill.

AI Data Centre Project Could Position Invercargill as Emerging Digital Hub

A major technology project planned for Southland could place Invercargill on the global digital infrastructure map, with approvals now granted for what is being described as New Zealand’s first large-scale “AI factory”.Datagrid New Zealand has received full resource consent from Southland District Council, Environment Southland, and Invercargill City Council to develop the hyperscale computing campus at Makarewa, just north of Invercargill.The d…