Firmus / Firmus / CDC / NVIDIA: Project Southgate (CDC partnership) — multi-site Australian rollout campus, October 2025

Announced Oct 16, 2025 · Up to 1.6 GW · A$4.5 billion initial-stage investment; up to A$73.3 billion program scale-up estimate

The October 2025 plan targeted up to 1.6 GW of AI factories through 2028 and cited A$4.5 billion for its initial stage and up to A$73.3 billion at program scale. Firmus later said it and CDC had mutually agreed not to proceed with the proposed development partnership. This ended partnership is not Firmus's current total capacity plan. The reported 42 MW deployment is not assigned to IT load or energized power, and its deployment date is undisclosed. Do not include the original program budget or capacity in current totals.

Timing note: Initial stages targeted for delivery by mid-2026; no dated energization evidence

Reported delivery: Firmus and CDC said they had mutually agreed not to proceed with the proposed development partnership. MW undisclosed. DCD reported approximately 42 MW deployed at CDC's Melbourne facility and said the site would not reach the prior 150 MW plan. The report does not state the MW basis or deployment date. CDC said it continues to provide infrastructure to Firmus. No dated energization milestone was verified.