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Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Original reporting by Bloomberg is here or here for an archive.is version.

Sounds like the talks are stalled about revenue guarantees from the Kenyan government, if demand for the data center's capacity never shows up. The power infrastructure isn't really an issue yet, since the first phase is going to be 100MW and there are plans to build geothermal plants sufficient to cover several multiples of the country's current power usage, including whatever demand comes from this data center.