Pakistan Taps Surplus Power Capacity to Fuel Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centers
Pakistan has committed 2,000 megawatts of electricity to bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data centers, the country’s finance ministry said. The committed energy is being directed from coal-fired power plants that are currently running at 15% capacity, Bloomberg reports, in an initiative spearheaded by the Pakistan Crypto Council. By tapping surplus energy, the government hopes … Read more