South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst
With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.
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[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.
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