Firmus AI Factory Launceston (Project Southgate – St Leonards)

Key facts

Owner / operator

Firmus Technologies

Location

St Leonards (Launceston), Tasmania (TAS)

Stage

Under construction

Capacity (as published)

90 MW Stage 1 AI infrastructure (44 MW then 90 MW) per Firmus / Tasmanian Government announcement, July 2025; a further 300 MW planned subject to approvals, as part of up to 400 MW of compute capacity described for the Northern Tasmania AI Factory Zone. Hansen Yuncken (head contractor) states a planned critical IT load of 84 MW for the St Leonards facility — figures differ.

Expected start

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Expected completion

Stage 1 described in the July 2025 Firmus / Tasmanian Government announcement as delivering 90 MW of AI infrastructure in Northern Tasmania by 2026. No updated completion date was published on the pages checked on 13 November 2026.

Investment value

Up to A$2.1 billion to be invested in Stage 1a over the following 12 months, as stated in the July 2025 announcement

Builder / head contractor

Hansen Yuncken

As published: Hansen Yuncken (ECI & CM)

Named contractors by trade

Electrical

• JLE Group (Maas Group, ASX:MGH) – modular Firmus Power Cubes & associated electrical scope, ~A$200m for 100MW Launceston AI Factory; exclusive power-train supplier under MSA Power / generators

Mechanical

• Benmax – fabricated mechanical/cooling (HVAC, liquid cooling) systems from Queanbeyan facility

As published: Benmax – fabricated mechanical/cooling (HVAC, liquid cooling) systems from Queanbeyan facility; JLE Group (Maas Group, ASX:MGH) – modular Firmus Power Cubes & associated electrical scope, ~A$200m for 100MW Launceston AI Factory; exclusive power-train supplier under MSA

Named suppliers

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Tender / procurement status

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Notes

Purpose-built AI Factory campus at St Leonards, Launceston, part of Firmus's Project Southgate. Hansen Yuncken's project page, checked in November 2026, lists status as In Construction and describes an average workforce of more than 150 people, peaking at more than 400. Capacity figures from the 2025 government announcement and the contractor's later project page are not identical; both are recorded here.

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Last updated

2026-11-13