A water tap. Cape Town’s data-centre boom is raising questions about the city’s water, electricity and land capacity as demand for digital infrastructure grows. (Picture credit: mistac/123rf)
Kabous Le Roux
Cape Town wants to attract data centres and the investment they bring, but economist John Loos says power, water and land constraints cannot be ignored.
Cape Town’s growing data-centre industry could bring investment and support economic growth, but the city’s electricity, water and land constraints will have to be carefully considered, economist John Loos says…