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Nvidia Plans Major Expansion of Data Centre Capacity in Australia to Meet AI Demand Up to 2GW Buildout by 2027
Nvidia has announced plans to expand Australia's data centre computing capacity to up to 2 gigawatts by 2027 through partnerships with eight local firms, more than doubling the nation's current load of 1.6GW. Nvidia has unveiled its most significant infrastructure commitment in Australia to date, announcing a partnership with eight local cloud and data centre operators to build up to 2 gigawatts of AI-related computing capacity by 2027. The buildout would more than double Australia's current computing capacity of 1.6GW, according to research from analysts DC Byte cited by lobby group Data Centres Australia. The announcement was made in Melbourne on September 9, 2026, and positions Australia as a key test case for Nvidia's strategy of expanding AI compute beyond the dominant US hyperscalers. The chipmaker is working with Firmus, Sharon AI, IREN, Megaport, ResetData, CDC, NEXTDC and AirTrunk, with the data centres to be built using Nvidia's "DSX platform." "AI factories turn energy into intelligence this is the core resource of the AI economy," said Raj Mirpuri, Nvidia's Vice President of Global AI Cloud and Infrastructure Ecosystem, describing DSX as "a new investable asset class...
