Data centers are a hot ticket in the Asia-Pacific region, where investors are pouring billions of dollars into the industry. But the facilities' voracious appetite for electricity is posing a major hurdle for developers, who face both soaring energy prices and governments that are trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels.
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Asia's data centers grapple with green rules, energy security
Region continues to draw investment on back of long-term demand
Workers at a construction site of a data center in China: Investment in data centers in the Asia-Pacific market hit $4.8 billion last year, more than the previous four years combined. © Reuters
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