World's first underwater datacentre starts operations in China, it runs on wind power
- Jun 16
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New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 10, 2026 08:08 IST
China now has a datacentre underwater. The new underwater datacentre is located just off the coast of Shanghai and runs on wind energy.
Datacentres are becoming increasingly important as demand for AI continues to grow. But there is a problem. Datacentres consume a lot of energy and resources, and they need a lot of space. While tech leaders like Elon Musk have often talked about building datacentres in space or underwater, China has beaten them to it. The world’s first underwater datacentre has already started operations near Shanghai, and it runs on wind power.
The datacentre in question is the Shanghai Lingang Undersea Datacentre Demonstration Project. The facility is located near Lingang, a high-tech free-trade zone in eastern Shanghai that is also home to a Tesla Gigafactory, and sits 10 metres below the surface. It began operations in May as a joint project between HiCloud Technology, also known as Shanghai Hailanyun Technology, and state-owned China Communications Construction Company. The datacentre has a capacity of 24 megawatts.
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