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Civil rights groups ask South Africa to stop building data centers because they worry about not enough water and power.

Civil rights groups ask South Africa to stop building data centers because they worry about not enough water and power.

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September 5th, 2026

Civil rights groups ask South Africa to stop building data centers because they worry about not enough water and power.

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South African civil rights groups say the government should stop building data centers for now.

南非民權組織請政府暫停興建資料中心

They want the government to look into how these buildings affect water, land, and power.

他們要政府調查這些建築對水、土地和電力有什麼影響

South Africa now has 70% of Africa's data center capacity.

南非現在非洲70%資料中心容量

The government sees this as a good chance for the digital economy. So it invites more tech companies to put money in.

政府覺得這是數位經濟的好機會所以邀請更多科技公司來投資

The South African Human Rights Commission said it started asking people for their opinions. This began in May. It has received more than 250 responses.

南非人權委員會從五月開始問大家的意見已經收到超過250份回應

The commission says data centers grow fast. But information about electricity, water, land use, and the environment is not clear.

委員會指出資料中心長得很快但是關於電力、用水、土地使用和環境影響的資訊並不透明

Pitso Tsibolane teaches at the University of Cape Town. He says operators do not need to say how many resources they use. They also do not need to agree to any binding rules.

開普敦大學講師Pitso Tsibolane營運商不用說他們用了多少資源也不用答應任何有約束力的條款

Equinix wants to build a very large data center in Cape Town. This is a recent unhappy example.

最近讓人不高興的例子Equinix公司計劃在開普敦一個超大規模資料中心

Cape Town had a water shortage in 2018. This place needs about 160 megawatts of power. That worries people.

開普敦在2018年曾經缺水,而這個設施大概需要160兆瓦電力這也讓大家擔心

South Africa's power company Eskom has extra power now. But citizen groups are careful about selling power to data centers.

南非電力公司Eskom現在有多的電力但是公民團體對把電力賣給資料中心還是很小心

Experts think that stopping approvals should not be seen as refusing foreign money. It is a way to make clear rules.

專家認為暫停批准不應該看成拒絕外國投資而是建立清楚規則的方法

Tsibolane says serious investors are not afraid of clear rules. Instead, they put a price on uncertain things.

Tsibolane說認真的投資者不會怕清楚的規則反而會對不確定的事情算價錢

Operators say local data centers use less water than the world average. Most use more and more renewable energy.

營運商則說本地資料中心用水比全球平均少,而且多數越來越靠再生能源

Sasha Booth-Beharilal heads South Africa's internet service group. She says data centers' energy needs did not cause the power shortage.

南非網路服務供應商協會主席Sasha Booth-Beharilal表示資料中心的能源需求並沒有造成南非電力短缺

September 5th, 2026

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