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Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Civil society groups say Equinix’s data centre was approved without considering its impact on nearby communities

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Activists are appealing the City of Cape Town’s rezoning approval for a hyperscale data centre at King Air Industria.
The groups say communities near the proposed site were not properly consulted and key information on water, electricity, emissions, noise and other impacts was missing.
The appeal follows a call for national rules requiring data centres to disclose their water and electricity needs.
The data centre company, Equinix, has previously said it is committed to full transparency and engagement and has yet to submit its site plan.

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