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Milei touts Patagonia for future data centers
The Argentine president cited the region’s energy and cool climate, but offered few specifics on data-center plans.
Illustration of a data center in a Patagonian landscape with mountains and energy transmission lines.
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Argentina’s President Javier Milei said Patagonia could become a global center for data centers needed by “superintelligence,” pointing to the region’s abundant energy and low temperatures. He made the remarks at the opening of the Argentina Oil & Gas Expo in Neuquén on October 19, 2026. [1]
Milei also praised Neuquén Governor Rolando Figueroa for backing investment and said the best way to help investors was not to obstruct them. But the government’s account does not announce a data-center project or detail changes to AI regulation, environmental safeguards, or rules for training data and personal information. [1]
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