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- Andhra Pradesh is requiring data centers to source at least 70% of their energy from renewable power.
- The government will supply water to a new Google data center near Visakhapatnam using the Polavaram project canal.
- Authorities are also encouraging companies to build desalination plants to further address water sustainability.
- These initiatives aim to ensure that the expansion of the data center industry aligns with environmental safety standards.
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- Progress of the Google data center construction near Visakhapatnam
- Implementation of the 70% renewable energy mandate
- Development of desalination facilities by data center operators
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Nara Lokesh
IT Minister
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“From the energy consumption point of view, the State government has set a norm that a minimum 70% of the energy used by the data centres must come from renewable sources, including solar, wind, pumped storage and battery storage”
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…to allay apprehensions on the likely adverse impacts of data centres, IT Minister Nara Lokesh said the government was adopting a holistic approach to ensure that data centre growth was environmentally sustainable. From the energy consumption point of view, the State government has set a norm that a minimum 70% of the energy used by the data centres must come from renewable sources, including solar, wind, pumped storage and battery storage , he said during his conversation with Arijit Sen at a fireside chat organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India in New Delhi on Thursday. On the water requirement of data centres, he noted that the State would meet…
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