China Launches First High-Altitude Cave-Style Computing Center at Lianghekou Hydropower Plant

China's first high-altitude cave-style computing cabin intelligent computing center has begun operations at the Lianghekou hydropower plant in Sichuan Province. The project, with a total investment of 350 million yuan ($49.71 million), includes six computing cabins equipped with 2,000 domestically produced computing chips, achieving a performance of up to 60 exaflops.

The hydropower plant, located on the Yalong River, has a total installed capacity of 3 million kW and is built to withstand seismic intensity up to 8 degrees. The computing center benefits from the stability of the hydropower station's cave structure, ensuring safe operations during natural disasters.

It also maintains a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) below 1.2, demonstrating advanced energy efficiency. The hydropower station became fully operational on March 18, 2022.