Tech companies look to Argentina’s windswept Patagonia to build massive data centers

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Perito Moreno glacier, near the city of El Calafate in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Bernat Parera/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites ⁠for mega data centers who are enticed by the region's cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land.

As tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center campaigns, projects in initial stages in ⁠Argentina are developing without much public attention. Since Argentines have yet to be impacted by large data centers, the country lacks a backlash against the server farms as in the U.S., where critics say they strain local power grids, harm ‌the environment and increase utility bills. Supporters say the facilities are essential for the AI boom, generate significant local tax revenue, and can be made more sustainable.

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布宜诺斯艾利斯，9 月 7 日（路透社）——阿根廷崎岖的巴塔哥尼亚地区吸引了越来越多的投资者，他们正在寻找建设大型数据中心的地点，该地区凉爽的气候、可再生能源、页岩气和广袤的空地都吸引着他们。

随着被称为超大规模数据中心的科技巨头在全球范围内竞相建设服务器集群，并在反数据中心运动的阻挠下步履维艰，阿根廷的早期项目却在鲜为人知的情况下悄然发展。由于阿根廷民众尚未受到大型数据中心的影响，因此该国不像美国那样对服务器集群抱有强烈的抵制情绪。在美国，批评人士认为服务器集群会加剧当地电网压力、破坏环境并增加公用事业费用。而支持者则认为，这些设施对于人工智能的蓬勃发展至关重要，能够创造可观的地方税收，并且可以变得更加可持续。

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