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How much water does a data center in Guatemala use and what cooling design is standard?

According to the cited documentsIndustrial water

WUE declared by GTD (Chile, Peru, Colombia)

0

Corporate claimTabuladoAug 19, 2026

The dominant model is to avoid water: free cooling and closed circuits. GTD (an operator with data centers in Chile, Peru and Colombia; the source mentions only Peru and 11 data centers in the region, not Guatemala) declares WUE = 0 across all its data centers, with air cooling and closed chilled-water circuits and no dependence on the grid or on wells: it is a regional design reference, not a local case. Tigo Business operates 'Fraijanes II' with a Tier III Certification of Design Documents from the Uptime Institute; its water consumption is not disclosed, nor is that of Claro's data centers. The only Tier IV registered by Uptime in Guatemala is KIO/GUA (KIO Networks), design only. Given the overexploitation of the metropolitan aquifer, a hyperscaler using evaporative cooling would face physical and reputational risk; dry design is the de facto local standard.

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  • Tigo Fraijanes II certification

    Tier III Certification of Design Documents

    Uptime registryUptime InstituteAug 22, 2026
  • Only Tier IV registered in Guatemala

    KIO/GUA (KIO Networks), design only

    Uptime registryUptime InstituteAug 22, 2026

Sources

  • Tabulado

    GTD optimiza el uso de agua en sus data centers

    • WUE declared by GTD (Chile, Peru, Colombia)
    tabulado.netAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Uptime Institute

    Tier Awards · Guatemala

    • Tigo Fraijanes II certification
    • Only Tier IV registered in Guatemala
    uptimeinstitute.comAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source
  • Guatemala.com

    Tigo Business: innovador data center en Fraijanes

    guatemala.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source