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Zankore’s AI Factory: Can Central Java Afford the Water Cost?

October 9, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
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Zankore, the 1 GW AI factory planned by Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ooredoo, Nvidia and Nokia in Batang, Central Java, could evaporate 4.8 to 9.1 million litres of water a day in its first 200 MW phase, according to two Indonesian academics. We check that estimate against Nvidia and AWS benchmarks, explain why the undisclosed cooling choice decides the water bill, and set out the drought, subsidence, ownership and disclosure questions the project still has to answer.

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California Tightens Rules on AI Data Center Energy and Water Use

September 22, 2026
AI News
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Governor Newsom signed seven data centre bills on 21 September 2026, covering electricity reporting, water disclosure under penalty of perjury, cost causation for grid and water upgrades, and the removal of CEQA categorical exemptions. Read as enacted, the package carries a 10 megawatt reporting floor, a 25 megawatt cap on the tariff threshold, binding deadlines in 2028 and a first published load assessment in 2029. SB 887 also creates a fast track with eleven conditions, including hourly zero-carbon matching within five years. This article goes through all seven statutes and the numbers inside them.