Could Argentina’s Patagonia become a haven for data centres?

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Argentina's government is promoting Patagonia as a potential location for data centers, with President Javier Milei seeking to attract more facilities. The proposal comes as communities and lawmakers elsewhere raise concerns about data centers' noise, land use, and substantial electricity demand.

Around the world, citizens and lawmakers are increasingly pushing back against the construction of data centres, citing noise pollution, massive power consumption and general unsightliness. But Argentina's President Javier Milei wants more of them - and the government thinks it may have found an ideal location, in the vast open steppes of Patagonia.