Suspend Approval of AI Data Centres in Trinidad and Tobago
The Issue
To the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP:
Trinidad and Tobago is facing a longstanding water crisis. Across the country, many households continue to experience intermittent water supply, rely on storage tanks, or depend on truck-borne water. Yet the Government has recently signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the potential development of large-scale AI data centres requiring up to 150 MW and 300 MW of electrical capacity.
While these projects are still at the proposal stage, hyperscale AI data centres can require substantial amounts of water for cooling, consume enormous quantities of electricity, and place additional demands on public infrastructure. Before any approvals are granted, the public deserves clear answers about how these facilities would affect our water resources, electricity grid, environment, and surrounding communities.
No Environmental Impact Assessment, water availability study, cooling strategy, or drought resilience plan has been publicly released for these proposed developments. Without this information, citizens cannot meaningfully evaluate whether these projects are in the national interest.
This petition does not oppose technology or investment. It calls for responsible planning, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. Access to reliable drinking water is a fundamental public necessity and should not be placed at risk by industrial development without rigorous independent assessment.
We therefore call on the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to suspend approval of large-scale AI data centres until comprehensive environmental, water resource, and infrastructure assessments have been completed, independently reviewed, and made available for public consultation.
More can be read here at the T&T Guardian Newspaper:
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/govt-says-ai-data-centres-planned-for-debe-water-supply-protected-6.2.2624745.e352a855ee
Photo: Infected bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad, highlighting one of several current issues faced in our heavily industrialised and already polluted environment. Credit: Syam Nath (June, 2026) - CC BY-ND
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The Issue
To the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP:
Trinidad and Tobago is facing a longstanding water crisis. Across the country, many households continue to experience intermittent water supply, rely on storage tanks, or depend on truck-borne water. Yet the Government has recently signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the potential development of large-scale AI data centres requiring up to 150 MW and 300 MW of electrical capacity.
While these projects are still at the proposal stage, hyperscale AI data centres can require substantial amounts of water for cooling, consume enormous quantities of electricity, and place additional demands on public infrastructure. Before any approvals are granted, the public deserves clear answers about how these facilities would affect our water resources, electricity grid, environment, and surrounding communities.
No Environmental Impact Assessment, water availability study, cooling strategy, or drought resilience plan has been publicly released for these proposed developments. Without this information, citizens cannot meaningfully evaluate whether these projects are in the national interest.
This petition does not oppose technology or investment. It calls for responsible planning, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. Access to reliable drinking water is a fundamental public necessity and should not be placed at risk by industrial development without rigorous independent assessment.
We therefore call on the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to suspend approval of large-scale AI data centres until comprehensive environmental, water resource, and infrastructure assessments have been completed, independently reviewed, and made available for public consultation.
More can be read here at the T&T Guardian Newspaper:
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/govt-says-ai-data-centres-planned-for-debe-water-supply-protected-6.2.2624745.e352a855ee
Photo: Infected bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad, highlighting one of several current issues faced in our heavily industrialised and already polluted environment. Credit: Syam Nath (June, 2026) - CC BY-ND
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Petition created on 12 July 2026