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China's Sichuan Unveils High-Altitude 60 Exaflops Computing Center

12/19/2025

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The Lianghekou hydropower plant in Sichuan began operating a high-altitude cave-style computing center.
The project, priced at 350 million yuan ($49.71 million), includes six cabins with 2,000 domestic chips that achieve 60 exaflops.
The facility sits at 3,000 meters altitude, with a 3 million kW capacity built to withstand seismic activity.
The center uses stable geology to keep PUE below 1.2 and to meet data security requirements.

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The Lianghekou hydropower plant in Sichuan began operating a high-altitude cave-style computing center.
The project, priced at 350 million yuan ($49.71 million), includes six cabins with 2,000 domestic chips that achieve 60 exaflops.
The facility sits at 3,000 meters altitude, with a 3 million kW capacity built to withstand seismic activity.
The center uses stable geology to keep PUE below 1.2 and to meet data security requirements.