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NEXTDC S7 Sydney

Eastern Creek / Blacktown, New South Wales, AustraliaPreconstruction
Evidence
Planned critical IT
550 MW+
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
Sydney Water · Transgrid

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.

Capacity

Marketed IT capacity

Planned / design or future potential

550 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

Site acquisition and settlementAnnounced or preconstruction

Land transaction, not data center construction.

SSD planning and EISAnnounced or preconstruction

3 buildings

Three two-storey data-storage buildings in current planning register.

Initial delivery phasePlanned

No phase MW or binding customer commitment disclosed.

Milestones (6)
NEXTDC agrees to purchase S7 site

Oct 17, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Land acquired

Source not linked
NEXTDC and OpenAI announce MoU

Dec 5, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Customer commitment

Source not linked
S7 predevelopment application filed

Apr 9, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Project enters Prepare EIS stage

Jun 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit approved

Source not linked
Recycled-water concept dropped for waterless heat rejection

Jul 22, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked
First phase targeted for H2 2027 subject to approvals

2027 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

NEXTDC Limited

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Developer (1)
Other participants (5)
Blacktown City Council

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
Sydney Water

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Transgrid

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Utility provider (1)
Urbis Ltd

Contractor

Sources by role
Contractor (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Site purchase price

Source report

353 AUD millions

Source

Estimated development cost

Source report

7,154.56 AUD millions

Source

Financing records

Land acquisition consideration

A$353,000,000

Oct 17, 2024

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.

Parties & sources

NEXTDC Limited (Other)

Sources (2)

Site & development

Developable site area announcement

Source report

258,000 square metres

Source

Site area planning

Source report

255,157 square metres

Source

Planning building count

Source report

3 buildings

Source

Construction jobs

Source report

2,000 jobs

Source

Technical specifications

Cooling design initial

Source report

Closed loop high density liquid cooling without ongoing potable water

Source

Cooling design current

Source report

Closed loop chip liquid cooling with waterless fan heat rejection

Source

Additional project facts

Backup generator count

Source report

340 generators

Source

Operational jobs

Source report

425 jobs

Source

First phase target

Source report

H2 2027

Source

Ssd status

Source report

Prepare EIS

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

612 MW planning design

Planning concept; final grid-connection arrangements remain unresolved.

Onsite generation

Planned or represented

340 generator units

Backup fleet count from planning register; electrical rating not yet encoded.

Cooling system

Planned or represented

Closed-loop chip cooling with fan heat rejection after recycled-water pipeline was abandoned.

Project map

Project map

1 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
3
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
2
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NEXTDC S7 Sydney3 facts · updated 2026-10-28
Power & interconnection: 1Generation & storage: 1Cooling & water: 1
Other · Status not stated

SSD-113934740

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Jun 1, 2026

Sources (2)
Permit · Status not stated

Environmental protection licensing pathway

NSW Environment Protection Authority

Sources (2)

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

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Under construction · Marsden Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Shared participant: Blacktown City Council · Shared participant: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Same market: New South Wales, Australia

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