{"id":3288,"date":"2026-07-13T05:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2026-07-13T05:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:12:32","slug":"trinidad-and-tobago-signs-deals-with-u-s-companies-for-data-centers-despite-history-of-chronic-water-shortages-and-intermittent-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad and Tobago signs deals with U.S. companies for data centers, despite history of chronic water shortages and intermittent supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The memorandums of understanding with the Florida-headquartered Hummingbird AI Holdings and New York-based Ernst and Young LLP were signed on Friday, according to a statement from the office of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. These are the first such agreements with a Caribbean country.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3286\">Russia\u2019s economy is an \u2018illusion\u2019 built on debt, and a banking crisis is ready to explode, intel report says, while the Kremlin may seize pensions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deal with Ernst and Young LLP will set out the framework for collaboration on developing large-scale data centers, with the company planning to \u201cpartner with third parties in the development\u201d of a 300 megawatt data center, the statement said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The agreement with Hummingbird AI Holdings sets up the framework for \u201cpreliminary cooperation, due diligence and coordination\u201d for a proposed 150 MW AI infrastructure and data center facility.<\/p>\n<p>Data centers are listed with a megawatt figure to indicate their electrical power capacity to operate at peak load. The 300 MW center has a capacity of 300 million watts of electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The deals raised online questions about the environmental impact of the centers.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned social activist Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh told The Associated Press he was concerned about the energy consumption by the planned data centers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The government is \u201ctrying to present something which looks like development, but which is not development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trinidad and Tobago has long grappled with chronic water shortages and intermittent supply, raising concerns that large, water-intensive data centers could place additional strain on an already overstretched system.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The majority of the twin-island country functions on water schedules set by the state\u2019s utility company. Most homes have water tanks since the supply in their taps can be as rare as once a week. In some instances, communities have gone weeks without water being supplied by the state company.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3284\">Rising tempo of combat in battle for Hormuz threatens market\u2019s confidence that the worst is over on Iran. \u2018There\u2019s a lot of complacency\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Data centers could account for nearly 3% of the world\u2019s projected electricity use by 2030, with 935 trillion watt-hours, according to a\u00a0recent United Nations University report. The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world\u2019s largest countries, according to the report.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Electricity supply in Trinidad and Tobago has improved over the years. While there are still power outages at times in parts of the country, they are rare.<\/p>\n<p>Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s government signed a third agreement with another American company, Pinnacle Steel and Vanadium Corporation, which recently acquired a local iron and steel plant. Government officials said the agreement allows for further talks on recommissioning operating the plant.<\/p>\n<p>The government said the three initiatives, combined, are expected to generate over 5,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister has been a strong supporter of the Trump administration. Her office said the U.S. government played a role in facilitating the parties involved in the agreements.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re going to invest here to work on data centers, two for data centers, and one to help us rejuvenate and rebuild our steel industry,\u201d Persad-Bissessar said Friday night, speaking at a U.S. independence anniversary celebration ceremony hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=3282\">Hormuz route open despite Iran declaration, maritime group says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The memorandums of understanding were signed with the Florida-headquartered Hummingbird AI Holdings and New York-based Ernst and Young LLP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-centers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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