announced
Beetaloo Digital — Weddell
Site exclusivity and GW-scale statements. Announced ≠ approved ≠ power secured ≠ financed.
- Announced MW
- 1000
- Power secured MW
- —
- Developer / operator
- Beetaloo Digital / —
- Energisation
- Not dated — No FID, no approval, no energisation date that survives contact with evidence.
Evidence
- High confidenceProposed
The Northern Territory Government granted Beetaloo Digital exclusive rights over 185 hectares at Weddell, about 30 km south of Darwin CBD, for a possible gas-powered hyperscale campus. This is site exclusivity, not planning approval or a connection offer.
ABC News · Proposed $40b, 185ha data centre to use six times Top End's annual electricity consumption · published 2026-07-22 · accessed 2026-09-18
- PreliminarySpeculative
Beetaloo Energy has stated plans for up to 2 GW of on-site gas-fired generation and a campus that could attract up to A$40 billion if fully developed. These are proponent and government statements. Independent network capacity is not verified.
Data Center Dynamics · Australian gas firm plots gigawatt-scale gas-powered data center campus · published 2026-07-22 · accessed 2026-09-18