Spanish government to press on with tighter data centre rules before election
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- ✓Spain plans tighter rules for data centres before the November 29 election, Digital Transformation Minister Oscar Lopez said on Thursday.
- ✓The government wants to manage high energy and water use by companies like Amazon and Microsoft.
- ✓Lopez said, "The government's intention is to move forward with that decree" very soon.
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- BUSINESS
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- The Economic Times
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- 2 Minute(s)
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- India Economy
Synopsis
Spain is trying to balance data-centre investment from companies such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, mainly focussed in the northeastern region of Aragon, against concerns over the industry's consumption of energy and water and has drafted tougher water and electricity rules.
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Spain's minority leftist government plans tighter oversight of future data centres ahead of an early parliamentary election set for November 29, Digital Transformation Minister Oscar Lopez said on Thursday.
Spain is trying to balance data-centre investment from companies such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, mainly focussed in the northeastern region of Aragon, against concerns over the industry's consumption of energy and water and has drafted tougher water and electricity rules.
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