The Directors of NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) (“the Company” or “NEXTDC”) are pleased to advise that the Company has now received formal development consent from the City of Ryde to construct its energy efficient data centre facility at Macquarie Park in Sydney named “S1”.

This formal approval leads to official commencement of NEXTDC’s Sydney data centre construction project and is the start of an exciting journey.

A purpose-built data centre will be constructed to a premium standard, meeting high level security and engineering specifications.

Like NEXTDC’s Melbourne data centre (M1), the S1 data centre design incorporates some of the most advanced energy-saving initiatives including tri-generation plant. Additionally, the S1 design will incorporate direct free air cooling technology, making use of the cooler night-time and winter air temperatures.

Upon completion of this construction project, the independent S1 data centre will provide customers in Sydney with a next generation data centre facility, offering high connectivity, flexibility, scalability, security and a low carbon footprint.

This critical project will be managed by a highly experienced team comprising both in-house and external personnel. FDC Construction & Fitout (“FDC”) will now commence preliminary construction works. NEXTDC has also engaged Arup, a leading global engineering design company that specialises in data centre design, to lead the technical design of this facility.

Additionally, the Company has appointed Mr John Turner as its Project Manager for its S1 facility. Mr Turner previously held senior positions in major corporations including Westpac and CSC, where he was responsible for the delivery of critical operation facilities, data centres and large scale commercial projects throughout Australasia.

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