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The Hidden Cost of the Data Center Boom in Asia

本站:May 10, 2026原文:Apr 30, 2026

yà zhōu亚洲hěn duō很多guó jiā国家dōu都zài在kuài kuài快快jiàn shè建设shù jù数据zhōng xīn中心，xī wàng希望xī yǐn吸引kē jì科技tóu zī投资，fā zhǎn发展shù zì数字jīng jì经济。

Many countries in Asia are rapidly building data centers, hoping to attract tech investment and develop the digital economy.

kě shì可是，zhè zhǒng这种rè cháo热潮yě也dài lái带来bù shǎo不少wèn tí问题。

But this boom also brings many problems.

yìn dù印度、mǎ lái xī yà马来西亚、yìn dù ní xī yà印度尼西亚、hā sà kè sī tǎn哈萨克斯坦hé和wū zī bié kè sī tǎn乌兹别克斯坦děng等dì地，dōu都kāi shǐ开始miàn duì面对shuǐ水、diàn电、kōng qì wū rǎn空气污染hé和tǔ dì土地shǐ yòng使用de的yā lì压力。

Places such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan are starting to face pressure on water, electricity, air pollution, and land use.

bǐ rú比如zài在yìn dù印度，shù jù zhōng xīn数据中心yào要yòng用hěn很duō多shuǐ水，yī xiē一些běn lái本来jiù就quē shuǐ缺水de的dì fāng地方gèng更jǐn zhāng紧张le了，dāng dì jū mín当地居民mǎi买shuǐ水yě也gèng更guì贵。

For example, in India, data centers use a lot of water. In some already water-scarce areas, the situation has become even more serious, and local residents also have to pay more for water.

hái yǒu还有nóng mín农民dān xīn担心tǔ dì土地bèi被dī jià低价shōu zǒu收走，dàn但jiàn chéng建成hòu后néng能tí gōng提供de的cháng qī长期gōng zuò工作bìng并bù不duō多。

Farmers are also worried that their land will be taken at a low price, but the long-term jobs created after construction are not many.

dōng nán yà东南亚tiān qì天气yán rè炎热cháo shī潮湿，shù jù数据zhōng xīn中心xū yào需要gèng更duō多diàn电lái来jiàng wēn降温，kě néng可能ràng让diàn wǎng电网yā lì压力biàn变dà大，yě也kě néng可能ràng让jū mín居民diàn jià电价shàng shēng上升。

In Southeast Asia, the hot and humid weather means data centers need more electricity for cooling, which may put more pressure on the power grid and may also raise electricity prices for residents.

zhōng yà中亚yī xiē一些dà xíng大型xiàng mù项目hái还yào要yòng用méi diàn煤电huò或tiān rán qì天然气fā diàn发电，zhè这huì会jiā zhòng加重wū rǎn污染。

Some large projects in Central Asia also rely on coal or natural gas for power, which will worsen pollution.

zhuān jiā专家yě也dān xīn担心，rén gōng zhì néng人工智能xiàn zài现在hái还bù yí dìng不一定zhuàn qián赚钱，rú guǒ如果yǐ hòu以后xū qiú需求méi yǒu没有nà me那么dà大，yī xiē一些shù jù数据zhōng xīn中心kě néng可能hái还méi没jiàn hǎo建好jiù就bèi被fàng qì放弃。

Experts are also worried that artificial intelligence is not yet guaranteed to be profitable. If demand is not as high in the future, some data centers may be abandoned before they are even finished.

zhè yàng yī lái这样一来，liú xià留下de的kě néng可能shì是yòu又guì贵yòu又jiù旧、dàn但méi yǒu没有tài太dà大yòng chǔ用处de的shè shī设施。

In that case, what may be left are expensive, outdated facilities that are not very useful.

hěn很duō多dì fāng地方zài在pī zhǔn批准xiàng mù项目shí时，méi yǒu没有rèn zhēn认真tīng听jū mín居民yì jiàn意见，yě也quē shǎo缺少qīng chǔ清楚de的huán bǎo环保guī zé规则。

In many places, when approving projects, governments have not seriously listened to residents' opinions and also lack clear environmental rules.

fā zhǎn发展kē jì科技hěn很zhòng yào重要，dàn但zhèng fǔ政府yě也yào要xiān先xiǎng想qīng chǔ清楚：shuí谁dé dào得到hǎo chù好处，shuí谁lái来chéng dān承担dài jià代价。

Developing technology is important, but governments should first think carefully about who benefits and who bears the costs.

Source:The hidden costs of Asia's data center rush

By Sydney Allen / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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