The Thai government said it would tighten oversight of data centres, asking developers of nearly 50 under-construction projects to pause work until new rules were drawn up. (EPA Images pic)BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet agreed new rules on noise and water use for data centres on Tuesday, after a review sparked by public concern over an AI-driven construction boom.
"The use of national resources must not adversely affect the public," finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas told a news conference.
The government said in September it would tighten oversight of data centres, asking developers of nearly 50 under-construction projects to pause work until new rules were drawn up.
Proposed standards include limiting noise at site boundaries to 70 A-weighted decibels (dBA), according to a government data centre board.
