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Amazon Pledges AU$20 Billion to Expand Australian Data Centers by 2029

It will accelerate artificial intelligence adoption, modernize businesses through expanded cloud capacity, powering three new solar farms in Victoria and Queensland.

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Anthony Albanese and Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)
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Overview

  • Amazon will invest AU$20 billion from 2025 to 2029 to expand its data center infrastructure across Australia.
  • The scale of the funding makes it the largest global technology investment in Australian history and aims to meet surging demand for cloud computing and generative AI.
  • Amazon has committed to purchase over 170 MW of capacity from three new solar farms in Victoria and Queensland to power the expanded infrastructure.
  • The upgraded network will equip hundreds of thousands of Australian businesses and public sector partners with advanced cloud services and generative AI tools.
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the announcement as a vote of confidence that will create skilled jobs, and AWS has trained over 400,000 Australians in digital skills since 2017.