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NEXTDC M3 Melbourne

West Footscray, Victoria, AustraliaPartially operational
Evidence
Planned critical IT
225 MW
Updated
Oct 29, 2026

NEXTDC M3 opened in October 2022 in West Footscray, Melbourne, and is expanding toward 225 MW of IT capacity. FY26 results released August 27, 2026 report 60 MW built and 165 MW in progress. Built means fitted-out hall design power, not measured operating IT load. The 42 MW delivered during FY26 must not be added to the built-capacity total. The operator lists 41,000 square metres of technical space, resilient power and cooling, and links to its other Melbourne facilities. M3 is separate from M4 at Port Melbourne.

Capacity

Target IT capacity MW

Planned / design or future potential

225 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Milestones (4)
Planning consent and construction progress disclosed; adjoining land acquisition announced

Aug 11, 2021 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Sources (1)
M3 campus formally opened; source body gives October 20, while web date label gives October 19

Oct 20, 2022 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Sources (1)
Investor presentation reported 225 MW planned total, with 40 MW built and 185 MW in progress as of that dated disclosure

Apr 20, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Sources (1)
FY26 results report M3 fit-out progress

Aug 27, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Issuer reports 60 MW built and 165 MW in progress, with 42 MW delivered during FY26. Built denotes fitted-out hall design power, not measured operating load; delivery must not be added to built capacity.

Completed · Announced

Sources (1)

Participants

NEXTDC Limited

Developer · Operator

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Operator (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims

Land purchase cash funding aud

Actual

24,000,000 AUD

Source

Site & development

Site area m2

Reported rounded

100,000 m2

Source

Technical specifications

Power dependency and delay

Forecast

On 21 October 2026, NEXTDC linked M3 expansion delays to Jemena’s 66 kV augmentation works. Based on Jemena’s indicative timetable, it expected the next grid supply increase during FY28, the financial year ending 30 June 2028. Subsequent increases depend on new transformers at Brooklyn Terminal Station; these are forecasts, not secured delivery dates.

Source

Additional project facts

Street address

Actual

25 Indwe Street, West Footscray, VIC 3012

Source

Technical space m2

Design

41,000 m2

Source

Operating scope clarification

Actual

On 28 October 2026, NEXTDC distinguished affected M3 contracts from other existing M3 customer contracts whose capacity was fully commissioned and operational. It excluded the affected contracts’ future contracted earnings from its covenant calculation, while retaining already billed earnings. This does not indicate a campus wide shutdown or quantify operating MW.

Source

Fy26 m3 fitout progress context

Reported rounded

NEXTDC’s FY26 results, released August 27, 2026, report M3 at approximately 225 MW planned, 60 MW built and 165 MW in progress. Built describes fitted out data hall design power; customer infrastructure may still be required. The FY26 delivery figure must not be added to the reported built capacity total. These figures do not measure occupied, billed or fully energized IT load.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (6)
Electric grid

Reported context

M3 is near a major electricity substation. Exact service contract, utility counterparty and currently energized grid capacity were not established.

Utility service

Planned or represented

M3 technical specification describes redundant Piller UPS systems, backing up the site including cooling. No sum of module ratings is treated as campus IT capacity.

Onsite generation

Planned or represented

Technical specification describes MTU backup engines with at least 24 hours of on-site fuel storage; this is resilience design, not primary generation supply.

Cooling system

Planned or represented

M3 specification: hot-aisle containment, ceiling-plenum hot return, fan walls and high-efficiency magnetic-bearing chillers, with N+1 independent cooling.

Water supply

Planned or represented

Technical specification provides at least 24 hours of on-site water storage. It does not establish annual water consumption or a water-rights allocation.

Fiber

Operational

Opening announcement describes four diverse carrier access points and direct interconnection with NEXTDC M1 and M2. Network providers are not treated as tenants.

Other · Documented

NEXTDC M3 original development

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (1)
NEXTDC M4 Fishermans Bend Technology Campus

Permitted · 127 Todd Road, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Shared participant: NEXTDC Limited · Same market: Victoria, Australia

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