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Cape Town Approves Two Giant Data Centres
Published Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · Updated July 15
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- The proposed data centres at King Air Industria, to be built by the US multinational company Equinix, would have an electrical demand of about 174MW.
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- AllAfrica
This article highlights the approval of new data centres in Cape Town, emphasizing concerns raised by social movements about their environmental impact, particularly water and energy consumption.
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