D2 Darwin Data Centre ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Operator identifies D2 in Darwin CBD, Northern Territory, in development; advertises 6MW+ IT capacity and target Uptime Institute Tier IV certification.
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NEXTDC D2 Darwin
≥6 MWIT loadD2 ultimate advertised IT capacity · 2026-10-09
D2 Darwin Data Centre · D2 Darwin
Under Construction
NEXTDC is developing D2 in Darwin CBD adjacent to its existing D1 facility. The operator advertises 6MW+ ultimate IT capacity, while its August 2026 presentation reports 1.5MW in progress for a contracted submarine cable and targets practical completion in 1HFY27. No operational opening was established.
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 / Edge
- Region / metro
- Northern Territory / Unknown
- City / locality
- Darwin
- Address
- 2–6 Ryko Court, Darwin City, NT 0800, Australia
- Location
- Address identified through planning evidence and corroborating property directory; no independently sourced facility point established.
Precision: unknown - Parent
- Not assigned
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥6 MW IT load | D2 ultimate advertised IT capacity Planned · cumulative | 2026-10-09 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Undated operator page observed on research date; 6MW+ is preserved as a lower-bound claim. Additional to Darwin footprint, not evidence that all capacity is built or operational. |
| ≈6 MW Unspecified power | D2 total planned power Planned · cumulative | 2026-08-27 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Presentation publication date; source says ~6MW+. Overlaps the advertised ultimate IT capacity and must not be added to it; approximation and plus sign retained here. |
| 1.5 MW IT load | D2 capacity in progress for a contracted submarine cable Under Construction · incremental | 2026-08-27 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Presentation publication date; page 18 reports 1.5MW in progress within its IT-capacity discussion. Page 30 describes initial capacity as ~1.5MW. This is a subset of ultimate D2 capacity, not an addition to 6MW+. |
Development timeline
- 2026-03 · actual_reported
Structural topping out reported
Operator confirms structural topping out; March precision follows dated DCD reporting, not a verified ceremony date.
Supporting source ↗ - 1HFY27 · planned
Practical completion target
August 2026 operator presentation retains a first-half FY27 practical-completion target. Actual completion and customer commissioning remain unestablished.
Supporting source ↗
Disclosed specifications
Electrical infrastructure
Six prefabricated switch rooms; six generatorsRatings, redundancy configuration and fuel endurance not established.
Source ↗Cooling
Six cooling towersCooling capacity, water use and liquid-cooling availability not established.
Source ↗Certification target
Uptime Institute Tier IVOperator labels this a target; achieved certification is not established.
Source ↗Connectivity development
1.5MW in progress for a new contracted submarine cableLatest opened operator presentation; cable identity and commercial availability not independently established.
Source ↗Sources and references
Source attribution does not imply independent verification or permission to reuse images.
Development Consent Authority Darwin Division — PA2025/0044, Item 2 ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Search-indexed planning text explicitly identifies D2 at 2–6 Ryko Court, Darwin City, adjacent to D1 at 8 Ryko Court; proposes offices and a seven-storey data centre. Direct PDF opening failed, so full record and consent outcome were not inspected.
NEXTDC FY26 Results Presentation ↗
Published 2026-08-27 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Pages 18 and 30 identify D2 as an edge network development with 1.5MW in progress for a contracted submarine cable; total planned power ~6MW+, initial capacity ~1.5MW, practical completion 1HFY27.
NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Builder identifies NEXTDC as client, Darwin Northern Territory location and under-construction status. Describes seven levels, four data halls, six prefabricated switch rooms, six generators and six cooling towers.
NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Center — Data Center Map ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Directory corroborates 2–6 Ryko Court, 0800 Darwin, Australia, under-construction status and advertised suites, cages and private cabinets; identifies an adjoining Darwin campus listing.
D2 Darwin Reaches Structural Completion — NEXTDC public post ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Operator reports topping out, about 80% local participation, additional 6MW AI-ready capacity and planned practical completion in 1HFY27. Only relative posting age was displayed.
Australia's NextDC tops out 6MW data center in Darwin ↗
Published 2026-03-09 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
DCD reports the operator's D2 topping-out announcement and planned 1HFY27 completion; property image is credited to NEXTDC.
NEXTDC and Northern Territory Government release data centre development plans ↗
Published 2022-03-29 · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Earlier announcement describes D2 rights over a separate land parcel exceeding 15 hectares for a long-term hyperscale campus. This area and scale are not assigned to the current Ryko Court building.
Construction Snapshot Q3 2025 — Northern Territory Government ↗
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09
Page 28 lists D2 with ancillary office at 2 Ryko Court and an anticipated Q2 2026 completion. This older forecast differs from the operator's 1HFY27 practical-completion target.
Profile field evidence
Name: D2 Darwin Data Centre; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol
Aliases: D2 Darwin Data Centre; NEXTDC FY26 Results Presentation
Kind: NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol
Country: NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Center — Data Center Map; Australia's NextDC tops out 6MW data center in Darwin
Region: D2 Darwin Data Centre; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol
City: D2 Darwin Data Centre; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol
Address: Development Consent Authority Darwin Division — PA2025/0044, Item 2; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Center — Data Center Map
Operator: D2 Darwin Data Centre; NEXTDC FY26 Results Presentation
Business Model: NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Center — Data Center Map; D2 Darwin Reaches Structural Completion — NEXTDC public post
Scale: NEXTDC FY26 Results Presentation
Statuses: NEXTDC FY26 Results Presentation; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol
Summary: D2 Darwin Data Centre; NEXTDC FY26 Results Presentation; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Centre — Kapitol
Location: Development Consent Authority Darwin Division — PA2025/0044, Item 2; NEXTDC D2 Darwin Data Center — Data Center Map
Stable identifier: c07bd760-f98c-4981-b38a-01b490b96205