26,000 Nvidia chips, 15pc of Tasmania’s power: Does this AI factory add up?
by Jenny Wiggins · Australian Financial ReviewJenny WigginsSenior reporter
Jun 8, 2026 – 9.39am
“Tell me Ollie, why Tasmania?” asks Jeremy Rockliff in a social media post as the camera pans over a Launceston construction site last July.
The Premier of Tasmania is directing his question to Oliver Curtis, the co-founder of Firmus, the Singapore-based company building what the video calls a “$2 billion AI factory for Tassie!”
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Jenny WigginsSenior reporterJenny Wiggins writes on business, specialising in infrastructure and data centres. Connect with Jenny on Bluesky: @jennywiggins.bsky.social. Email Jenny at jwiggins@afr.com
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