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Australia investors plan 90 more data centres, A$155bn+

9/7/2026

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Investors in Australia plan to add 90 data centres, raising total investment to over A$155bn.
Microsoft cut water use per unit by 25% and AWS by 37% between 2022 and 2025.
Rystad Energy projects global data-centre water use could rise from 222 billion litres in 2025 to 644 billion litres by 2030.
South African civil rights groups urged a pause on new data-centre construction pending water, land and electricity impact studies.

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Investors in Australia plan to add 90 data centres, raising total investment to over A$155bn.
Microsoft cut water use per unit by 25% and AWS by 37% between 2022 and 2025.
Rystad Energy projects global data-centre water use could rise from 222 billion litres in 2025 to 644 billion litres by 2030.
South African civil rights groups urged a pause on new data-centre construction pending water, land and electricity impact studies.