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Civil rights groups are asking to stop building data centers in South Africa. They worry there is not enough water and electricity.

Civil rights groups are asking to stop building data centers in South Africa. They worry there is not enough water and electricity.

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September 5th, 2026

Civil rights groups are asking to stop building data centers in South Africa. They worry there is not enough water and electricity.

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Citizen groups in South Africa say the government should stop building more data centers first.

南非的公民团体政府应该停止更多数据中心

They want to find out first how much water, power, and land these centers use.

他们查清楚这些中心用了多少土地

American tech companies are building many digital facilities in South Africa. These include Amazon, Microsoft, and Equinix.

美国的科技公司亚马逊微软Equinix正在南非很多数字设施

The South African Human Rights Commission says it asked people for their opinions in May.

南非人权委员会他们在5月问了大家意见

After that, they got more than 250 written opinions.

之后他们收到了250多份意见书

South African President Ramaphosa said that South Africa has 70% of Africa's data center capacity.

南非总统拉马福萨,南非非洲70%的数据中心容量

He said the government sees this as a chance for the global digital economy.

他说政府看作一个全球数字经济的机会

But the commission said that building data centers lacks clear information.

委员会数据中心建设缺少清楚的信息

This information includes power needs, water use, land use, and effects on the environment.

这些信息包括电力需求用水土地使用对环境的影响

Dr. Irene Carter leads the first steps. She said the key question is if this information is available and the same.

领导初步程序艾琳·卡特博士关键问题这些信息是否可用,是否一致

Some people are unhappy. Equinix wants to build a very big data center in Cape Town.

最近让一些人不高兴的是Equinix要在开普敦一个很大的数据中心

This city had a "Day Zero" water crisis in 2018.

这个城市在2018年曾有过“零日”停水危机

The new facility needs about 160 megawatts of power. This also worries people.

新设施大约需要160兆瓦电力这也让人担心

South Africa's power company Eskom says there is extra power in winter.

南非电力公司Eskom冬天有多余的电力。

But citizen groups say they do not want to sell extra power. They do not want to sell it to the data center.

公民团体他们不想把多余电力卖给数据中心

Some experts say that pausing approvals is not saying no to foreign money.

一些专家说暂停批准不是拒绝外国投资

It is a way to make clear rules.

这是建立清楚规则一种方法

Pitso Tshiborane is a teacher at the University of Cape Town. He says serious people will not be scared away by clear rules.

开普敦大学的讲师皮特索·齐博拉内认真的投资者不会被清楚规则吓跑

He says that growth without rules is the biggest uncertainty.

他说没有规则的无序发展才是最大的不确定

He also says that operators do not need to say how much water, power, and land they use. They can keep that private.

他还说运营商不需要说明他们用多少水、电和土地

Operators say that local data centers use much less water than the world average.

运营商则说本地数据中心用水比全球平均少很多

They say that the growth in energy needs has not made South Africa short of power.

他们说能源需求增长没有让南非缺电

September 5th, 2026

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