Google says it will halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental concerns.

However, earlier this year a Chilean environmental court partially reversed Google's permit, telling the hyperscaler to revise its application to take into account the effects of climate change, amid local pushback and water concerns over its use of the capital's strained aquifer.

Google will rework from scratch its plans to build a $200 million data center in Santiago after concerns were raised about its environmental impact on the Chilean capital, the U.S. tech giant said in a statement on Tuesday.

Google said it would rework from scratch its plan to build a $200 million data center in Santiago, Chile after opposition from locals and environmentalists. The tech giant’s decision comes months after a Chilean court partially revoked its 2020 permit,

Tech giant Google is considering halting plans to create a mega data center located in Chile to combat issues related to the environment.

Google on Sept. 17 announced it would halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental concerns, a decision reflecting growing