China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park
Largest telecom cloud computing hub in northern China, cooled by Siberian steppe air
The story
Sprawling across one million square meters of grassland in the Horinger New Area, China Telecom's Inner Mongolia Information Park is the largest single-operator cloud computing campus in Asia. Positioned where sub-zero Siberian winds sweep across the plateau, the facility operates in free-cooling mode for more than 240 days every year. It serves as China's primary northern digital repository, processing billions of daily transactions for state institutions and cloud titans.
Notable
- Massive 1-million-square-meter master campus in the Horinger New Area near Hohhot.
- Operates over 100,000 servers powering national government, banking, and AI training clusters.
- Harnesses sub-zero winter temperatures on the Mongolian plateau to provide free cooling 8 months a year.
- Anchors the northern tier of China's national integrated computing network.
Expansions
- 2013: Phase 1 opened in Horinger New Area spanning 100,000 square meters
- 2022: upgraded as core super-node under the national Eastern Data, Western Computing project
Sources
- 中国电信内蒙古信息园建设提速 · Hohhot Municipal Government · 2021-11-15
- 中国电信全面推进东数西算工程内蒙古枢纽建设 · China Telecom · 2022-03-10
Part of the open famous data centers dataset (CC BY 4.0). Updated 2026-10-15. A correction? da@mustardseedmt.com
What is China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park famous for?
Largest telecom cloud computing hub in northern China, cooled by Siberian steppe air
Where is China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park?
China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park is in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China (40.718, 111.751). It is operated by China Telecom.
How much power does China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park use?
About 120 MW of IT load and 150 MW in total, according to the sources listed on this page.
What is the PUE of China Telecom Inner Mongolia Information Park?
1.15, reported.