Chile partially pulls Google data center permit, seeks tougher environmental checks

FILE PHOTO: Google logos are seen during the announcement of the plans for their data centre expansion in Santiago, Chile, September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -A Chilean environmental court partially reversed a permit allowing Google to build a data center in the country on Tuesday, asking the U.S. company to revise its application to take into account the effects of climate change.

Google first received initial authorization for its announced $200 million Cerrillos Data Center in Santiago in early 2020, but the project has since drawn an outcry from residents and local officials over the possible impact on the capital's parched aquifer.