Amazon said on Saturday it will invest A$20 billion (US$12.97 billion) over four years to expand and operate its data center infrastructure in Australia, marking the company’s largest technology investment in the country to date.
The investment, scheduled from 2025 to 2029, will focus on boosting server capacity and supporting workloads tied to generative artificial intelligence, according to a company blog post.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud unit of Amazon.com, said the commitment would enhance Australia’s position in the global AI landscape. The company is also investing in three new solar farms in Victoria and Queensland and plans to purchase over 170 megawatts of renewable energy from the sites.
“Amazon Web Services’ $20 billion investment in data centres in Australia will set us up for the future, boosting our economy and productivity,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a post on social media platform X. “This is a huge vote of confidence in the Australian economy,” he added.
The announcement comes amid a global surge in investment in AI and cloud computing infrastructure, as major technology companies race to secure capacity and meet growing demand for data processing. Rivals Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google have similarly committed significant capital toward expanding their global data operations.
Amazon said earlier this month it would invest at least $20 billion in data center infrastructure in Pennsylvania, and previously pledged $10 billion in North Carolina and more than $5 billion in Taiwan.
