Also listed as 世纪互联乌兰察布云智算中心, 世纪互联乌兰察布云智算中心一号基地, 算力—电力协同近零碳数据中心示范项目, VNET Wulanchabu IDC campus and VNET Bayin.
VNET Ulanqab Cloud and AI Computing Center is a data center project in Ulanqab, China, operated by VNET Group (世纪互联). It is operational and expanding. It is planned for 1,200 MW of IT load.
Latest change on record: entered the record as expanding on 11 December 2025. Record last checked against its sources on 19 October 2026.
This project is built or running, so every gate counts as passed.
Build odds is ArusGrid's reading of the public record, not a forecast, a rating or advice. It counts the gates this project has passed in public sources. Private progress does not show, a passed gate can be undone, and projects that pass every gate still stop. The method has not yet been tested against outcomes. How it works.
Ulanqab holds 18 active projects with 1,262 MW of planned IT load between them, and VNET Ulanqab Cloud and AI Computing Center ranks first by planned capacity. Of those, 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. No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Ulanqab, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
It is the only VNET project ArusGrid tracks. It sits on the VNET Ulanqab campus. Named funding comes from Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings. No tenant has been disclosed, which is normal for colocation and says nothing about occupancy.
The build is phased. Base 1 (一号基地) is operational; Near-zero-carbon demonstration project is announced. The stage was recorded as operational and expanding on 11 December 2025. The money on record is CN¥10.6bn as of December 2025, the announced investment. Power comes from 世纪互联 (VNET) self-built 源网荷储一体化 project (reported, unconfirmed).
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”. ArusGrid holds 7 public sources for this project, the latest dated 12 October 2026, and last checked the record on 19 October 2026.
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
VNET calls it a cloud and AI computing centre built for wholesale hyperscale demand. Most of VNET's 516 MW 12-month delivery plan goes to this campus (Q1 2026 call).
A party to this project (its operator, that operator's group, a funder, or a confirmed client) is headquartered in China or Macau or has an ultimate parent there. US rules require a licence for advanced AI chips destined to such entities wherever they are located. This describes the rule and says nothing about whether a licence was sought, granted or refused. Criteria are published on the Methodology page.
Licence required, presumption of denial, case-by-case review for H200-class chips since 15 January 2026 · Licence required, presumption of denial, case-by-case review for H200-class chips since 15 January 2026 (2026-10-07) source
No tenant disclosed. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy. Not yet checked against second-order sources.
No published price band exists for China, and ArusGrid does not estimate from the regional benchmark alone. What was searched is listed on the Colo prices page.
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