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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.green/users/gerrymcgovern/statuses/114874059235116819">Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 18-Jul-2025 20:59:30 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" title="gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/90000-48-20230120164526.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Gerry McGovern" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Gerry McGovern</a></section><article><p>In Johor alone, projected water demand from existing and planned facilities would exceed 673 million litres per day.</p><p>In 2024, Malaysian authorities received 101 new data centre applications, with a combined water demand exceeding 808 million litres per day. </p><p><a href="https://www.thinkchina.sg/economy/true-price-ai-water-and-energy-demands-behind-asias-data-centre-boom" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.thinkchina.sg/economy/true-price-ai-water-and-energy-demands-behind-asias-data-centre-boom</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5370691#notice-10537055">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-07-18T20:59:30+09:00" title="Friday, 18-Jul-2025 20:59:30 JST">about 16 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/114874059235116819" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.green via ActivityPub">mastodon.green</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/114874059235116819">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/1851030">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: cassette.sphdigital.com.sg</div><h5><a href="https://www.thinkchina.sg/economy/true-price-ai-water-and-energy-demands-behind-asias-data-centre-boom">The true price of AI: Water and energy demands behind Asia’s data centre boom</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Data centres are fast becoming the backbone of Southeast Asia’s digital ambitions — but their soaring demand for electricity and water threatens to trigger a sustainability crisis. Researcher Genevieve Donnellon-May looks into the issue.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 18-Jul-2025 20:59:30 JST Gerry McGovern
In Johor alone, projected water demand from existing and planned facilities would exceed 673 million litres per day.
In 2024, Malaysian authorities received 101 new data centre applications, with a combined water demand exceeding 808 million litres per day.
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  The true price of AI: Water and energy demands behind Asia’s data centre boom
  Data centres are fast becoming the backbone of Southeast Asia’s digital ambitions — but their soaring demand for electricity and water threatens to trigger a sustainability crisis. Researcher Genevieve Donnellon-May looks into the issue.

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