{
  "id": 19818115,
  "title": "Andhra Pradesh has enough water, power to meet needs of data centres, says Naidu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/andhra-pradesh-has-enough-water-power-to-meet-needs-of-data-centres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:34:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-has-enough-water-power-to-meet-needs-of-data-centres-says-naidu/article71697375.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asserted during a fireside chat that the state has sufficient water resources to support data centres, dispelling any notion of it being an obstacle. Addressing concerns over the considerable water and electricity consumption of these facilities, Naidu highlighted that the proposed centers would need approximately 3.50 TMCFT of water, with the State capable of supplying up to 100 TMCFT through the Polavaram project. He emphasized that vast amounts of water currently draining into the sea could be repurposed and that desalination technology and air-cooling advancements could also mitigate water usage. Naidu further revealed that renewable energy sources would play a significant role in powering the data centres.",
  "summary": "The proposed facilities will require around 3.50 TMCFT of water while the State can supply up to 100 TMCFT to Visakhapatnam mostly through Polavaram project, alternatives like desalination and emerging air-cooling technologies are also available, says Chandrababu Naidu",
  "key_points": [
    "Andhra Pradesh has enough water to support data centres, Chief Minister Naidu says.",
    "Proposed centers need 3.50 TMCFT of water, State can supply up to 100 TMCFT.",
    "Renewable energy will power data centres, Naidu reveals."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}