NEXTDC S7 Sydney

Single Eastern Creek campus in State Significant Development review; distinct from S4 and not yet approved or operating. NEXTDC S7 Sydney is in Eastern Creek / Blacktown, NSW, AU and is a data center campus with preconstruction status. Participants include NEXTDC Limited as developer, OpenAI as prospective customer, Transgrid as grid operator, Sydney Water as utility. Published specifications include 612 MW planned capacity. Development comprises Site acquisition and settlement (completed), SSD planning and EIS (preconstruction), Initial delivery phase (planned). Key milestones include Recycled-water concept dropped for waterless heat rejection. (2026-07-22) and First phase targeted for H2 2027 subject to approvals. (2027-12-31). onsite substation — 612 MW planning design: Planning concept; final grid-connection arrangements remain unresolved. standby diesel generation — 340 generator units: Backup fleet count from planning register; electrical rating not yet encoded. Permitting includes state significant development for SSD-113934740 (prepare eis) and environmental agency advice for Environmental protection licensing pathway (pre application). Capital records include land acquisition consideration of 353000000 AUD for Approximate purchase price before taxes and transaction costs, with progressive parcel settlement across FY25. This is an acquisition transaction, not construction financing or total project cost. | Canonical amount normalized from AUD 353 million to 353,000,000 AUD; original unit wording retained in the audit manifest.