M2 Melbourne Data Centre ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Operator identifies M2 in Tullamarine, advertises 120MW+ IT capacity and 25,000 square metres of technical space, and publishes facility specifications.
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NEXTDC M2 Melbourne
≥120 MWIT loadM2 target IT capacity · 2026-10-09
M2 Melbourne · M2 Tullamarine · NEXTDC M2
OperationalUnder Construction
Operational NEXTDC colocation site in Melbourne's Tullamarine suburb, opened in November 2017 and undergoing expansion. Published target and brochure capacities differ and do not establish commissioned capacity.
Last researched 2026-10-09Last verified Not independently verifiedPublished revision 1
No approved site photo yet. Photos and their source dates are published after evidence review.
Site profile
- Operator
- NEXTDC
- Ownership
- Unknown / not established
- Business model / scale
- Colocation / Hyperscale
- Region / metro
- Victoria / Melbourne
- City / locality
- Tullamarine
- Address
- 75 Sharps Road, Tullamarine VIC 3043, Australia
- Location
- PeeringDB facility geocode agrees with the destination coordinates encoded in NEXTDC's official Google Maps directions link for 75 Sharps Road; property boundaries and marker placement were not visually verified.
Precision: approximate · -37.708029, 144.875694
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- Not assigned
Location detail
PeeringDB facility geocode agrees with the destination coordinates encoded in NEXTDC's official Google Maps directions link for 75 Sharps Road; property boundaries and marker placement were not visually verified.. Coordinate precision: approximate. Street-map detail does not increase the accuracy of the sourced point.
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Capacity evidence
Statements retain their dates, definitions and development scope. Do not add these rows together.
| Claim / measurement | Scope and status | As of | Evidence and accounting |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥120 MW IT load | M2 target IT capacity Planned · cumulative | 2026-10-09 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Undated live operator comparison retrieved on this date displays 120+MW; target capacity is not commissioned capacity. |
| 150 MW Unspecified power | M2 brochure headline capacity Unknown · unclear | 2026-10-09 | Conflicting claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Retrieval date of undated brochure; basis and commissioned versus ultimate scope are unstated. Differs from the website's 120MW+ IT figure. |
| 72 MW Unspecified power | M2 three-building expansion Under Construction · incremental | 2026-10-09 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Retrieval date of undated construction update; relationship to total target capacity and other expansion disclosures is unresolved. |
| 40 MW Unspecified power | Original M2 full build-out Planned · cumulative | 2018-03-16 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Historical publication date; original full-build-out claim, not current capacity. |
| 120 MW Unspecified power | M2 total planned power Planned · cumulative | 2024-08-27 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Announcement date; total planned power increased by 20MW. IT versus facility basis is not explicit in this release. |
| 11 MW Unspecified power | M2 built capacity added during FY24 Operational · incremental | 2024-06-30 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Financial year end; describes commissioned additions, not the operational total. |
| 18 MW Unspecified power | M2 built capacity in progress Under Construction · unclear | 2024-06-30 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Reporting snapshot; may overlap subsequent construction disclosures. |
| 6 MW Unspecified power | M2 built capacity added during 1H25 Operational · incremental | 2024-12-31 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Half-year end; built addition supporting customer contracts, not total operational capacity. |
| 18 MW Unspecified power | M2 capacity in progress at 1H25 Under Construction · unclear | 2024-12-31 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Half-year snapshot; do not add to prior 18MW snapshot. |
| ≥20 MW Unspecified power | Further M2 capacity in planning at 1H25 Planned · incremental | 2024-12-31 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Source displays 20MW+ beyond capacity in progress; inclusion in ultimate target is unresolved. |
| 30 MW Unspecified power | M2 capacity continuing to be progressed at 1H26 Under Construction · unclear | 2025-12-31 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Explicit reporting snapshot; overlap with 72MW construction project and earlier in-progress figures is unresolved. |
Development timeline
- 2017-11 · actual_opening
M2 opened
Operator's dated retrospective states M2 opened in November 2017.
Supporting source ↗ - 2024-08-27 · announcement
Planned power increased
FY24 announcement increased M2 total planned power from 100MW to 120MW.
Supporting source ↗ - 2027-Q2 · planned_completion
Three-building expansion completion
Kapitol expects expansion works to complete in the second quarter of 2027; this is a forecast.
Supporting source ↗
Disclosed specifications
Technical space
25,000 m²Operator facility headline; shared site-navigation text still shows 15,000 m². Gross building and land areas are not established.
Source ↗Cooling
Hot aisle containment and evaporative free coolingOperator-published specification; current expansion cooling design is not separately established.
Source ↗Resilience
Tier IV; Tier IV Gold Operational Sustainability; 100% uptime guaranteeOperator claims; current certificate validity and phase coverage were not independently checked.
Source ↗Rack density
Up to 10kW rack averageBrochure design capability, not measured utilization or maximum individual rack density.
Source ↗Energy efficiency
Target PUE 1.28Brochure target rather than independently verified achieved performance.
Source ↗Connectivity
Interconnected with M1 and M3Separate Melbourne properties linked through NEXTDC's network; no physical parent-campus hierarchy inferred.
Source ↗Public customer
blueAPACHEIdentified as an early M2 customer in March 2018; current tenancy is unconfirmed.
Source ↗Public business contact
sales@nextdc.com; 136398; +61 7 3177 4799Corporate sales contacts, not site-specific personnel.
Source ↗Sources and references
Source attribution does not imply independent verification or permission to reuse images.
Contact us ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
NEXTDC lists M2 Melbourne at 75 Sharps Road, Tullamarine VIC 3043, with its own Google Maps directions link; M3 has a separate West Footscray address.
NEXTDC M2 — PeeringDB ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Facility record lists NEXTDC, country code AU, 75 Sharps Road and geocode -37.708029, 144.875694; last updated September 26, 2025.
How M2 is breaking new ground for Victorian IT ↗
Published 2018-03-16 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
M2 opened in November 2017; original full build-out was described as 40MW and 15,000 square metres of data halls. blueAPACHE was identified as an early customer.
M2 Tullamarine — Project Update ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Construction partner describes a 72MW NEXTDC M2 expansion comprising three new two-storey buildings, expected to complete in Q2 2027, and discusses the Barrie Road construction location.
FY24 Record Results ↗
Published 2024-08-27 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Reports 11MW built capacity added at M2 during FY24, 18MW in progress at June 30, 2024, and total planned power upgraded to 120MW.
1H25 Appendix 4D and Half Year Report ↗
Published 2025-02-24 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
For the half-year ended December 31, 2024, reports 6MW built capacity added at M2, 18MW in progress and another 20MW+ in planning.
ASX Release: 1H26 Record Results ↗
Published 2026-02-25 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Page date is February 25; embedded ASX announcement is dated February 26. Reports 30MW at M2 continuing to be progressed at December 31, 2025.
Melbourne Data Centres — Technical Specifications ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Linked operator brochure calls M2 a 150MW hyperscale data centre, with up to 10kW rack average and target PUE 1.28. Publication date is not established from the filename.
Melbourne Data Centre — AI Factories & Colocation ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Operator comparison labels M2's 120+MW figure as target IT capacity and places M2 separately from M1, M3 and M4 in its Melbourne colocation portfolio.
Profile field evidence
Name: M2 Melbourne Data Centre; Contact us
Aliases: Contact us; NEXTDC M2 — PeeringDB; M2 Tullamarine — Project Update
Kind: M2 Melbourne Data Centre; M2 Tullamarine — Project Update
Country: NEXTDC M2 — PeeringDB; Melbourne Data Centres — Technical Specifications
Region: Contact us; How M2 is breaking new ground for Victorian IT
City: Contact us
Metro: Contact us; Melbourne Data Centre — AI Factories & Colocation
Address: Contact us; NEXTDC M2 — PeeringDB
Operator: M2 Melbourne Data Centre; NEXTDC M2 — PeeringDB
Business Model: Melbourne Data Centre — AI Factories & Colocation
Scale: Melbourne Data Centres — Technical Specifications
Statuses: How M2 is breaking new ground for Victorian IT; M2 Tullamarine — Project Update; ASX Release: 1H26 Record Results
Summary: How M2 is breaking new ground for Victorian IT; M2 Tullamarine — Project Update; Melbourne Data Centres — Technical Specifications; Melbourne Data Centre — AI Factories & Colocation
Location: Contact us; NEXTDC M2 — PeeringDB
Stable identifier: b63acb66-ab0c-48ef-8190-0e7b4002b8ac