Power play as company eyes AI data hub at Coega
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A proposed hyperscale data-centre campus at Coega could generate employment opportunities and an estimated R895m a year in municipal property rates, but a row has broken out over the huge amount of electricity needed to make it happen.
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What happened
A proposed hyperscale data-centre campus at Coega could generate employment opportunities and an estimated R895m a year in municipal property rates, but a row has broken out over the huge amount of electricity needed to make it happen.
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