Plans for a data center in Jerrabomberra, outside Australian capital city Canberra, are back on the table, with the developer planning increased capacity for the site.
DCI Data Centers, which is owned by Brookfield, wants to construct a 25.4MW data center at 2 Wolsley Way, Jerrabomberra. It will form part of the Poplars Innovation Precinct.
Plans for the data center were first announced in 2022. At the time, DCI said it would be a 20MW facility and hoped to have it up and running by 2024.
Now a planning application for a 5,826 sqm (62,710 sq ft) data center has been submitted, according to a report from The Urban Developer. A public exhibition showcasing the plans has also been launched.
The data center will feature solar panels capable of generating 50kW, and will utilize rainwater harvesting to recover water for use on the site. However, DCI is also planning diesel backup generators for the site.
DCI’s website lists the facility, which it refers to as Canberra 01, as under development, but the project page is blank. DCD has contacted the firm for further details.
Acquired by Brookfield in 2019, DCI now has more than 10 data center sites with 130MW of IT capacity in development across the APAC region.
In December, it opened a 4MW facility in Adelaide, its second data center in the city.
