Asian tech firms to put data centres near the Arctic Circle
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Asian technology companies are set to follow Google and Facebook in putting data centres near the Arctic Circle to benefit from the lowest power prices in Europe, according to utility Vattenfall.
Internet services from China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia will probably be next to take advantage of an expected record electricity glut in the Nordic region, Oskar Almen, vice president for business development at Sweden’s largest power producer, said by phone from Stockholm.
