South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst - The Business Times
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With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.
With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.
[SINGAPORE] Soaring AI demand has brought hefty data centre investments to Johor – yet the Malaysian state’s local government recently narrowed this project pipeline.
In November, it halted approvals for Tier 1 and 2 data centres, which have simpler infrastructure. The reason: water.
Tier 1 and 2 data centres tend to have older and more water-intensive cooling mechanisms. One such facility might use as much as 50 million litres a day, according to a government official quoted in Malaysian news outlet The Star.
Singapore’s new data centres must use renewables. Can they overcome the hurdles?
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