A gas-rich outback station could host a $28B off-grid AI data centre
document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); On a cattle station deep in the Northern Territory outback, roughly 683km south of Darwin, a Singapore-headquartered developer wants to build one of the largest data centres in the southern hemisphere. The plan leans on a resource the region has in abundance and the electricity grid does not reach out to supply: gas. Energy North lodged the proposal, called Project Ares, with Australia’s federal environment department in June, and it is now open for public comment.
- ▪document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); On a cattle station deep in the Northern Territory outback, roughly 683km south of Darwin, a Singapore-headquartered developer wants to bui
- ▪The plan leans on a resource the region has in abundance and the electricity grid does not reach out to supply: gas.
- ▪Energy North lodged the proposal, called Project Ares, with Australia’s federal environment department in June, and it is now open for public comment.
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| Publication time | Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:39:05 +0000 |
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document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); On a cattle station deep in the Northern Territory outback, roughly 683km south of Darwin, a Singapore-headquartered developer wants to build one of the largest data centres in the southern hemisphere. The plan leans on a resource the region has in abundance and the electricity grid does not reach out to supply: gas. Energy North lodged the proposal, called Project Ares, with Australia’s federal environment department in June, and it is now open for public comment. The off-grid campus would sit at Murranji Station in the gas-rich Barkly region, near the Beetaloo basin, and run on a mix of gas-fired power, solar, and batteries.
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