X2M and Resi Ventures Partner to Build Integrated Data Centre and Energy Precincts in Regional Australia
June 16, 2026
X2M and Resi Ventures Partner to Build Integrated Data Centre and Energy Precincts in Regional Australia
X2M, a provider of smart infrastructure software, has signed a partnership agreement with Australian property developer Resi Ventures to develop a series of integrated data centre and energy infrastructure precincts across regional Australia. The first project under the five-year framework is planned for Miners Rest in regional Victoria, about 10 kilometres north-west of Ballarat, where the companies aim to build a Renewable Energy Integration Precinct.
The agreement comes as Australia’s data centre industry faces mounting pressure to expand beyond its traditional strongholds of Sydney and Melbourne. With demand for computing capacity surging due to artificial intelligence workloads and cloud services, operators are increasingly looking to regional sites where power, land, and cooling resources are more accessible. X2M and Resi are targeting this shift with a model that combines data centre space with on-site and nearby energy infrastructure, including battery storage, electric vehicle charging, and renewable energy links.
The Miners Rest precinct is planned to include a data centre with capacity ranging from 10MW to 100MW, a battery energy storage system exceeding 10MW, heavy electric vehicle charging infrastructure, an anaerobic biodigester, and connections to regional renewable energy zones. X2M said its platform would integrate energy generation, storage, distribution, and environmental sensors across the site through a single management system. The software is also expected to manage the exchange of electricity, heating, and cooling between the data centre and other site services, using two spring lakes on the property for thermal management.
The project remains subject to regulatory and planning approvals. If approved, it would place a regional Victorian site at the centre of a broader push to build data centre capacity outside Australia’s major metropolitan markets. According to figures cited by the companies, the Australian market for regional edge data centres is valued at about AUD $1.2 billion and is projected to reach AUD $3.6 billion by 2029. More broadly, investment in Australia’s data centre and connectivity infrastructure could reach AUD $135 billion by 2035.
X2M brings to the partnership a software platform that connects more than 500,000 devices across 89 enterprise and government customers globally. The system is designed to work across different manufacturers and communications standards, which often complicate infrastructure management at large multi-vendor sites. For Resi, which has about AUD $900 million in projects, the partnership provides a technology partner for the operating layer of the proposed precincts, extending beyond property and construction elements.
Mohan Jesudason, Chief Executive Officer of X2M, said the partnership represents a major opportunity to establish a foothold in an emerging infrastructure category. "Data centres have a fundamental energy management problem, and it is only set to grow as demand increases. Every megawatt of capacity depends on connecting and optimising a vast number of devices in real time. That is exactly what our platform is designed to do," he said. "This partnership provides an opportunity to establish compelling data centre-based multiuse precincts in one of the fastest-growing infrastructure sectors globally, while supporting the development of regional communities through advanced digital infrastructure."
Anthony Braunthal, Co-Founder of Resi Ventures, added that regional Australia represents one of the most compelling and underserviced opportunities in the national data centre pipeline. "Beyond the economics, there is a real socio-economic story here - regional communities deserve the connectivity and jobs that come with this infrastructure. In X2M, we have found a world-class platform that can unify energy and data management at industrial scale," he said.
The focus on combining data centre assets with batteries, electric vehicle charging, and other energy systems reflects a broader industry shift to treat digital infrastructure and energy supply as interdependent rather than separate projects. X2M said the Resi agreement opens a path into the data centre market, complementing its existing work in smart city, utility, and water management applications across five geographies.
Source: telconews
