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Dr Pitso Tsibolane warns that while data centers can bring economic benefits, the environmental costs must be weighed.
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Dr Pitso Tsibolane warns that while data centers can bring economic benefits, the environmental costs must be weighed.
The data centres will cover an area equivalent to about 14 rugby fields and require more than 170MW of power.

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