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NEXTDC SC2 Sunshine Coast

6 MWIT loadSC2 ultimate advertised IT capacity · 2026-10-09

SC2 Sunshine Coast · NEXTDC SC2

Under Construction

NEXTDC's SC2 is a carrier-neutral edge data centre under construction in Maroochydore City Centre, adjacent to the separate SC1 facility. The operator advertises 6 MW ultimate IT capacity and targets Tier IV certification. Its February 2026 presentation identifies approximately 1 MW initial capacity and planned practical completion in 2HFY27; neither full capacity nor completion is established as actual.

Last researched 2026-10-09Last verified Not independently verifiedPublished revision 1

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Site profile

Operator: NEXTDC Limited
Ownership: Unknown / not established
Business model / scale: Colocation / Edge
Region / metro: Queensland / Sunshine Coast
City / locality: Maroochydore
Address: 10 South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia (Lot 10 on SP305311)
Location: Property identified by EDQ application DEV2025/1604 as 10 South Sea Islander Way, Lot 10 SP305311; no corroborated geographic 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	SC2 ultimate advertised IT capacity Planned · cumulative	2026-10-09	Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Undated operator page retrieved on this date; 6 MW is advertised future IT capacity, not commissioned load. Exceeds 5 MW on this basis.
≈6 MW Unspecified power	SC2 total planned power Planned · cumulative	2026-02-25	Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is presentation date. Slide says total power planned without specifying basis; overlaps c1 and must not be added to it.
≈1 MW Unspecified power	SC2 initial capacity Under Construction · cumulative	2026-02-25	Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is presentation date. Initial capacity is a subset of ultimate capacity, with practical completion forecast for 2HFY27; no operational commissioning established.

Development timeline

2025-04-23 · announcement
SC2 development proposal reported
DCD reported NEXTDC's proposal for a second Maroochydore facility adjacent to SC1.
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2025-06 · actual_approval_reported
Development approval
Local reporting dates EDQ approval to June 2025; the opened EDQ application confirms approved status but does not display the decision date.
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2025-11-14 · actual_status_disclosure
Construction publicly confirmed
NEXTDC described SC2 as currently under construction in its Tabua cable landing announcement; this is not a construction-start date.
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2HFY27 · planned
Practical completion forecast
February 2026 presentation forecasts practical completion in the second half of financial year 2027; actual completion remains unconfirmed.
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