Google has announced it will abandon its original plans for a $200mn data centre in Santiago, Chile, and start the project anew to address environmental concerns. The decision, revealed in a September 17 statement,

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 cancels plans for $200 million data center in Chile's capital Santiago due to concerns over environmental impact; will rework from scratch.

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,