Data centre push brings promise and peril
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Data centre push brings promise and peril

Power, the environment and community concerns test policymakers.

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, right, chairs the first meeting of the Data Centre Business Policy Committee at Government House on Sept 4. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, right, chairs the first meeting of the Data Centre Business Policy Committee at Government House on Sept 4. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Thailand's push to become a regional data centre hub is attracting investment, but growing concerns over electricity demand, environmental impacts and public participation are raising questions about how the industry should be regulated.

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Book: Consult the public

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Starling: Sees big potential

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