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Zhongwei Green Electricity Project for Computing

Sector: Wind • Location: Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China

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China's first project designed to directly supply green electricity to data centers began operations on May 2 in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The 500-megawatt solar power project, developed by China Datang Corp. Ltd., will generate 970 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually to supply the Zhongwei cloud computing base. The project is part of a larger 8.7 billion yuan initiative

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Under Construction
Sector
Wind, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar, Data Center
Location
Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
inkl

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The project “Zhongwei Green Electricity Project for Computing” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China. Taiyo aggregates data on it from inkl.

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2026-07-22

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China's first project designed to directly supply green electricity to data centers began operations on May 2 in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The 500-megawatt solar power project, developed by China Datang Corp. Ltd., will generate 970 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually to supply the Zhongwei cloud computing base. The project is part of a larger 8.7 billion yuan initiative that includes an additional 1.5 gigawatts of wind power project currently under construction. Once fully completed by the end of the year, the integrated renewable energy system will provide 4.3 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity annually to meet the first-phase energy demand of the cloud computing hub.

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Energy

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China

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Ningxia Hui autonomous region

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Zhongwei

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Wind, Power Generation (CCGT), Solar, Data Center

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2026-05-10

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