Residents of Bakau Serip protest water shortages at Nongsa Digital Park

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Where: Nongsa Digital Parkresolved to block1.186, 104.101
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-12 · last update 2026-10-13
Sourcing: 5 reports5 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: pinpointednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

On October 5, 2026, approximately 300 residents of Bakau Serip demonstrated at the gates of Nongsa Digital Park to protest ongoing water shortages. Protesters, who carried empty water jugs and blocked worker access, claimed that their households had been without running water for three months while data centres within the park maintained consistent supply. Government officials and the trade agency BP Batam denied that domestic water was being diverted to the facilities, instead attributing the shortages to a prolonged dry spell. While water supplies to data centres in the park remained uninterrupted, authorities have instructed firms to construct desalination plants to mitigate future reliance on local reservoirs.

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bbc.com
- The island where locals say data centres are taking their water2026-10-12
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- 'Not a single drop': AI data centre boom sparks water protests on Indonesian island2026-10-13
brudirect.com
- Brunei's No.1 News Website2026-10-13
thejakartapost.com
- The extractivist logic haunts the AI data center rush in Indonesia, Malaysia - Academia - The Jakarta Post2026-10-13
thenextweb.com
- Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry2026-10-13

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