Centuria adds AUD 60.2m in DC assets, lodges plans for 40MW Melbourne site
Centuria Industrial REIT has expanded its exposure to Australia’s data centre market with AUD 60.2 million of acquisitions and the submission of a development application for a new 40MW facility in Melbourne, as part of its HY26 results. The listed industrial landlord acquired a AUD 30 million data centre in Wellcamp, Queensland, secured on a […]
Paper explores engagement models for Australia’s data centre expansion
A new academic paper by UTS Transdisciplinary School academic Dr Bronwyn Cumbo argues that participatory design could provide a structured way for local governments and communities to engage with Australia’s rapidly expanding data centre sector, as state governments accelerate support for new developments. The paper, Opportunities for Participatory Design in Shaping Australia’s Data Centre Futures, […]
Why Australia’s data centre market is being reshaped from the ground up
For much of the past decade, Australia’s data centre market was defined by choice. Choice of location, choice of suppliers, and choice of pricing models, particularly for hyperscalers and cloud service providers. That balance has now shifted decisively, and speed has become the dominant competitive force. According to DatacenterHawk senior insight analyst – APAC Donny […]
Spark completes sale of 75% stake in data centre business to Pacific Equity Partners
Spark New Zealand has completed the sale of a 75% stake in its data centre business to Australian private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), formally carving the assets out into a new standalone company named TenPeaks Data Centres. The transaction, first announced in August 2025, values the data centre business at up to NZD […]
Goodman files plans for 500 MW Sydney campus as expansion continues
Goodman Group has lodged plans for a 500 MW data centre campus at Eastern Creek in western Sydney, signalling a potential AUD 5 billion investment as competition intensifies for power, land and approvals in Australia’s largest data centre market. The company has filed an environmental assessment with the New South Wales government for a large-scale […]
Microsoft gains approval for 15 new data centers in Wisconsin
Microsoft has received approval from Wisconsin authorities to build 15 additional data centers in Mount Pleasant, where it already has existing facilities. The expansion will allow Microsoft to process revenue from OpenAI and other clients as demand grows for data centers that support generative AI workloads. The new development is split across two areas northwest […]
AVAIO Digital to build US$6 billion data center hub in Arkansas
AVAIO Digital Partners announced plans for a major new data center campus near Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Named AVAIO Digital Leo, the facility will support cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications with compute, networking, storage, and power infrastructure. According to a press release, the project will be built in multiple phases, with an […]
CPP Investments and Goodman form partnership to build DCs in Europe
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has agreed to form a partnership with Goodman Group, a global real estate group, to develop four European data centers valued at around US$ 9.4 billion. The portfolio comprises two sites in Paris (PAR01 and PAR02), one in Frankfurt (FRA02) and another one in Amsterdam (AMS01). Combined, these […]
Goodman and CPP launch AUD 14bn European data centre partnership
Australia’s Goodman Group has signed an agreement to establish a AUD 14 billion (EUR 8 billion) European data centre partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The 50/50 partnership involves an initial total capital commitment of AUD 3.9 billion (EUR 2.2 billion) to develop a portfolio of data centre projects in Frankfurt, […]
Ares completes significant data center investments in Northern Virginia
Ares, a major global alternative investment firm, has completed two U.S. data center transactions in Northern Virginia, expanding its exposure to digital infrastructure through its real assets and digital infrastructure businesses. In a press release, Ares Digital Infrastructure revealed that it has acquired a 314-acre site along the I-95 South data center corridor in Spotsylvania […]