DeepSeek Plans Gigawatt Scale AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia
China's DeepSeek is planning to construct a massive artificial intelligence data center in Inner Mongolia. The facility in Ulanqab is designed to provide one gigawatt of computing power, marking a significant expansion in infrastructure. This move demonstrates the startup's capability to compete with leading AI models from Silicon Valley.
- ▪DeepSeek is developing a new data center in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia.
- ▪The project aims to add one gigawatt worth of compute capacity.
- ▪The company plans to build its own facility while also leasing capacity from other providers.
- ▪Ulanqab is located approximately 350 kilometers northwest of Beijing.
- ▪More than a dozen other firms have data center projects planned in the same city.
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TechnologyAIDeepSeek Is Developing Massive AI Data Center in Inner MongoliaFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandThe DeepSeek logo on smartphone and computer screen.Photographer: Imen Ben Youssef/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Haze Fan and Mackenzie HawkinsJuly 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM UTCBookmarkSaveChina’s DeepSeek is planning a massive artificial-intelligence data center in Inner Mongolia, according to people familiar with the matter, an ambitious move in computing infrastructure from the startup that’s shown it can compete with the leading AI models of Silicon Valley.
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