ArusGrid tracks 18 active data center projects in Ulanqab, China, with 1,262 MW of planned IT load. Of these, 4 are operational, 4 are operational and expanding, 1 is under construction, 2 are at the land and permitting stage and 7 are announced only.
The largest project is VNET Ulanqab Cloud and AI Computing Center at 1,200 MW, operational and expanding. The operators with the most planned capacity here are VNET (1,200 MW across 1 project), UCloud (62 MW across 1 project) and Kuaishou (2 projects). No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Ulanqab, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
The US export control position for advanced AI chips in China, as of 7 October 2026, is recorded as “Licence required, presumption of denial, case-by-case review for H200-class chips since 15 January 2026”.
| Project | City | Stage | Planned MW | Running MW | Operator | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNET Ulanqab Cloud and AI Computing Center | Ulanqab | Expanding | 1,200 | undisclosed | VNET Group (世纪互联) | Likely |
| UCloud Ulanqab Intelligent Computing Centre (优刻得乌兰察布智算中心) | Jining District, Ulanqab (Chahar High-Tech Zone) | Expanding | 62 | undisclosed | UCloud Technology (优刻得) | Confirmed |
| Alibaba Cloud Ulanqab Data Center | Ulanqab | Expanding | none published | undisclosed | Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) | Confirmed |
| Apple Inner Mongolia iCloud Data Center | Ulanqab | Operational | none published | undisclosed | Apple (local operating company not named) | No signal either way |
| CICC Data Ulanqab Low-Carbon Computing Base | Ulanqab | Expanding | 25,000 racks * | undisclosed | China Financial Data Group (中金数据集团) | No signal either way |
| Chindata Jining Intelligent Computing Centre, Ulanqab (秦淮数据集宁智算中心) | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | Chindata (秦淮数据) | Likely |
| DeepSeek Ulanqab data centre (DeepSeek乌兰察布数据中心) | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | DeepSeek (杭州深度求索人工智能基础技术研究有限公司) | Likely |
| Envision Ulanqab Xinghe (Galaxy) Base | Ulanqab | Operational | none published | undisclosed | Envision Group (远景科技集团) | Confirmed |
| GDS Ulanqab GW-class green-power data centre cluster (万国数据乌兰察布GW级绿电直连数据中心集群) | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | GDS Holdings (万国数据) | Likely |
| GLP Ulanqab GW-class Green Power Intelligent Computing Base (普洛斯乌兰察布GW级源网荷储一体化智算产业基地) | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | GLP (普洛斯) | Likely |
| Huawei Cloud Ulanqab Data Center | Ulanqab | Operational | 35,000 racks (6,000 live) * | undisclosed | Huawei Cloud (华为云) | Likely |
| Huayi Yunlian Jining Intelligent Computing Centre, Ulanqab (华一云联集宁智算中心) | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | Huayi Yunlian (华一云联) | Likely |
| Inner Mongolia Zhonglian Yaxin Green Intelligent Computing Centre (内蒙古中联亚信绿色智算中心项目) | Ulanqab | Under construction | 11,500 racks * | undisclosed | Zhonglian Data Group (中联数据集团), via Inner Mongolia Yaxin Yunlian Intelligent Computing Data Technology (内蒙古亚信云联智算数据科技有限公司) | Likely |
| Jinkai New Energy Ulanqab 496.8MW Green Intelligent Computing Centre (金开新能乌兰察布496.8MW绿色智算中心项目) | Ulanqab | Land and permitting | none published | undisclosed | Jinkai New Energy (金开新能, SSE 600821) | Likely |
| Kuaishou Intelligent Cloud Ulanqab Data Center | Ulanqab | Operational | 20,000 racks * | undisclosed | Kuaishou Intelligent Cloud (Ulanqab) Technology (快手智能云（乌兰察布）科技有限公司) | Likely |
| Kuaishou Xinghe Data Center, Ulanqab | Jining | Land and permitting | none published | undisclosed | Kuaishou (快手) | Likely |
| Volcano Engine GW-scale Computing Center, Ulanqab | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | Volcano Engine (火山引擎, ByteDance) | Likely |
| Zhonglian Yungang Jining Intelligent Computing Centre, Ulanqab (中联云港集宁智算中心) | Ulanqab | Announced | none published | undisclosed | Zhonglian Yungang (中联云港) | Likely |
Kuaishou · Alibaba · CICC Data · Chindata · Huawei · Zhonglian Data Group · ByteDance
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