Exclusive-Australian outback data centre pulls timeline after regulator stalls

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Northern Territory Minister of Mining and Energy Gerard Maley, Tamboran Resources Chief Executive Officer Todd Abbott, Australia's Minister for Resources Madeleine King and Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro turn on the gas supply to Darwin from the Beetaloo Basin during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Shenandoah South shale gas project near Daly Waters, Australia, September 1, 2026. REUTERS/Helen Clark/File Photo/File Photo

DARWIN/SYDNEY, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The developer of one ⁠of Australia's biggest planned data centres scrapped its target start date after a regulator said it needed longer than usual to set environmental parameters, a setback to the country's ambitions ⁠to be a fast-track destination for AI investment.

Startup Energy North, which says it has finance lined up for a sprawling gas and solar-powered data centre on a cattle ranch ‌in the country's remote north, 683 km (424 miles) from the nearest city, had given a "first power" date of June 28, 2028, in regulatory filings four months ago.

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资料照片：2026年9月1日，在澳大利亚戴利沃特斯附近的谢南多厄南部页岩气项目，北领地矿业和能源部长杰拉德·马利、坦博兰资源公司首席执行官托德·阿博特、澳大利亚资源部长玛德琳·金和北领地首席部长莉娅·菲诺基亚罗在剪彩仪式上启动了从比塔卢盆地向达尔文输送天然气的进程。路透社/海伦·克拉克/资料照片/资料照片

达尔文/悉尼，11 月 2 日（路透社）——澳大利亚最大的规划数据中心之一的开发商取消了原定的开工日期，此前监管机构表示，该公司需要比平时更长的时间来设定环境参数，这对该国成为人工智能投资快速通道目的地的雄心壮志是一个挫折。

初创公司 Energy North 表示，已为在该国偏远北部的一个牧场上建造一座庞大的天然气和太阳能数据中心筹集了资金，该数据中心距离最近的城市 683 公里（424 英里）。四个月前，该公司在监管文件中表示，其“首次供电”日期为 2028 年 6 月 28 日。

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