Nvidia plans major expansion of data centre capacity in Australia to meet AI demand

SYDNEY, Sept 10 (Reuters) - ‌Nvidia said ​on ​Thursday it was planning an expansion of data centre computing capacity in Australia ‌that would more than double the nation's ⁠current load through partnerships with local firms.

The chip company ‌said it was working ‌with Australian cloud and data centre firms including Firmus, CDC, NEXTDC and AirTrunk, targeting a ​buildout of up to 2 gigawatts of AI-related capacity by 2027.

The announcement comes as Australia ⁠positions itself as a global hub for data centre investment, while ​facing calls for tougher regulation over concerns about their environmental impact and heavy ​energy and water consumption.

Australia's current ‌computing capacity is 1.6 GW, according to a report from lobby group ⁠Data Centres Australia, citing research from analysts DC Byte.

Nvidia said the capacity expansion would support Australia's demand ⁠for AI. Its partners' data centres would be built using ​its "DSX platform".

"Growing AI adoption across industries is increasing demand for high-performance computing," Nvidia said in a statement.

"Expanding capacity ‌in Australia will enable local innovators to develop models, applications and agents ‌while supporting additional power generation projects to support ⁠regional and global demand ‌for AI compute."

(Reporting ​by Ruchika Khanna in Bengaluru and Christine Chen in Sydney; Editing by Subhranshu ‌Sahu)

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