CDC Data Centres Signs Landmark 555MW Deal in Australia, Largest in Nation’s History
May 6, 2026
CDC Data Centres Signs Landmark 555MW Deal in Australia, Largest in Nation’s History
CDC Data Centres has announced what it calls the largest data center contract in Australian history, a 555MW agreement with a major US-based client. The deal underscores Australia’s growing role as a global hub for computing capacity and marks a significant milestone for the country’s digital infrastructure sector.
The 30-year contract, which includes an option for a 20-year extension, will see CDC deliver capacity across its planned campuses, expected to come online in 2028 and 2029. While the customer remains unnamed, CDC described it as an investment-grade US company, likely one of the hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, Oracle, or Apple, given the scale of the commitment.
CDC founder and CEO Greg Boorer emphasized the strategic importance of the agreement. “This is another massive tick of approval for Australia as a global hub for intelligence generation,” he said. “We have been working hard for nearly 20 years preparing for this moment, and this is only the beginning of an era of prosperity and growth for Australia in this space.” He added that the size and term of the agreement reflect “the strongest vote of confidence in this region and in CDC’s differentiated offering, trusted customer relationships, and large-scale development capability.”
Founded in 2007 and backed by investment firm Infratil, CDC currently operates nearly 20 sites across Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and Auckland, New Zealand. The company has over 302MW of data center capacity in operation, with an additional 388MW under development across Melbourne (121MW), Sydney (158MW), Canberra (39MW), and New Zealand (70MW). Looking further ahead, CDC’s future development pipeline totals 1.6GW out to 2034.
The newly announced deal pushes CDC’s total contracted capacity beyond 1GW, a threshold that highlights the company’s rapid expansion and the surging demand for data center services in the region. Infratil CEO Jason Boyes noted that the contract underscores Australasia’s opportunity to attract global computing capacity, supported by regional stability, competitive build costs, and access to renewable energy. “This contract reflects the strong global track record CDC has established in delivering large-scale, future-proofed, and sustainable data center campuses, and consolidates its position as the largest data center provider across Australia and New Zealand,” he said.
The announcement also had an immediate impact on financial markets, with ASX-listed Infratil’s share price reaching a five-year high during trading on Wednesday. Industry observers view the deal as a signal of accelerating hyperscale investment in the Asia-Pacific region, driven by the need for massive compute capacity to support artificial intelligence, cloud services, and other data-intensive workloads.
Source: datacenterdynamics
