Singapore pushes for green data centers as growing AI demand strains energy resources
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The city-state launched a green data center roadmap on Thursday to support its ambitions for the digital economy as demand for AI and computing grows. "As the demand for digital and AI compute continues to rise, the need for data center capacity will grow," Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary said on Thursday. The roadmap aims to provide at least 300 megawatts of additional capacity in the near term, with more through "green energy deployments." Plans to provide additional data center capacity include raising energy efficiency of all data centers in Singapore, deploying energy-efficient IT equipment as well as offering incentives or grants for resource efficiency. This has created strains on national energy networks, which need to be managed in the short term," Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said in a report on Wednesday.