Jun 3, 2026 – 9.00pmIren, the Nasdaq-listed artificial intelligence data centre operator run by Australian brothers Daniel and Will Roberts, will build a $10 billion data centre in South Australia, marking its first major investment in the country.Iren has built data centres in Canada and the United States and created a $US24 billion ($33.5 billion) company, and has now struck a deal with the South Australian government to build its first local data centre in Bundey, a town with no residents located 165 kilometres north-east of Adelaide.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Iren plans $10 billion South Australian AI data centre
The site is expected to house an 800 megawatt facility – more than twice the size of any data centre in Australia.
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Iren, the $33.5B AI data centre operator, commits $10 billion to build its first Australian facility in South Australia. The move reflects accelerating global demand for geographically distributed AI compute and signals Iren's expansion beyond North America.
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