Jun 8, 2026 – 9.39am“Tell me Ollie, why Tasmania?” asks Jeremy Rockliff in a social media post as the camera pans over a Launceston construction site last July.The Premier of Tasmania is directing his question to Oliver Curtis, the co-founder of Firmus, the Singapore-based company building what the video calls a “$2 billion AI factory for Tassie!”Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jenny WigginsSenior reporterJenny Wiggins writes on business, specialising in infrastructure and data centres. Connect with Jenny on Bluesky: @jennywiggins.bsky.social.Fetching latest articles
26,000 Nvidia chips, 15pc of Tasmania’s power: Does this AI factory add up?
Firmus is building a massive AI data centre in Launceston, raising major concerns over how much of Tasmania’s water and renewable energy it will drain.
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