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NEXTDC M3 (West Footscray, Melbourne)

NEXTDC M3 (West Footscray, Melbourne)

Operating
Confirmed

Jurisdiction: Australia

West Footscray, Melbourne — 150MW campus plan (FY25 target 225MW IT; 41 data halls / 23,000 racks at full build); Stage 1 (27MW, six halls) complete 2022; Kapitol as builder via ECI-to-GMP contract; liquid direct-to-chip for AI deployments.

Capacity
GPUs (est.)
Capex
Announced
Target operational

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Entities & roles

Entity
Role
Ownership
Committed capital
NEXTDC
Developer
Kapitol
General Contractor

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  1. Kapitol · backs: status

    https://www.kapitol.com/our-projects/industrial/nextdc-m3-data-centre-portfolio

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  1. · NEXTDC

  2. Kapitol