Scotcast - ‘Why the data centre doubters are wrong’
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The Scottish Government has tightened regulations on planning permission for new data centres.
We speak to Mark Wilson, CEO of ILI Group, the company behind plans for the world's second-largest data centre project in Auchtertool in Fife.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
Published on Wednesday, 19th August 2026.
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