South Africans Join Global Opposition to Data Centers Amid Water and Power Scarcity Concerns

Summary

South African civil rights organizations are demanding a pause on new data center construction, citing concerns over scarce water, land, and electricity resources, mirroring similar pushback in Thailand and the United States. This opposition is fueled by memories of Cape Town's near-catastrophic water shortages and worries about the electricity demands of facilities like the planned Equinix hyperscale center.