CBA raises Australia’s feasible data centre pipeline estimate to 7GW

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia raised its estimate of Australia’s feasible additional data center pipeline to 7GW from 6GW.
• The construction pipeline could reach $260 billion within a decade.
• The expansion could more than quadruple total rated capacity to around 9.2GW by the mid-2030s.
• Construction activity is expected to peak in fiscal 2028 and 2029.
• Artificial intelligence and cloud computing are driving demand for more processing capacity.

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