Coordinate the layout and effectively solve the contradiction between supply and demand of resources in the East and the West
China’s data centers are mainly distributed in the eastern region, but due to the shortage of land resources in the eastern region, the large-scale development of data centers in the future is limited. The western region is rich in land and energy. Usually, a super large data center consumes 100 million kwh of electricity a year. The dual carbon goal requires that the energy supply of the data center gradually shift to green and low-carbon. The western region is rich in renewable energy and has the natural advantage of large-scale development of data centers. Through national integration and unified layout, we can give full play to the advantages of the East and the West, Realize the coordinated development and progress between the East and the west, improve the efficiency of computing power, and optimize the allocation of resources.
The development of digital economy drives the growth of Digital Center demand
In 2020, the scale of China’s digital economy was US $5.4 trillion, ranking second in the world, with a growth rate of 9.6%, ranking first in the world. At present, the scale of China’s data center has reached 5 million standard racks, and the computing power has reached 130eflops. According to the prediction of the high technology department of the national development and Reform Commission, with the comprehensive and continuous penetration of digital technology into all economic and social fields, it will still grow rapidly at a rate of more than 20% every year. In 2020, the market scale of China’s Internet Data Center (IDC) has reached 223.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.3%.
With the continuous breakthroughs in modern information technologies such as the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, the digital economy is advancing in an all-round way in China. As the core productivity of the digital economy, computing power will be the new focus of the next global strategic competition.
“Counting from the east to the west” provides an important starting point for steady growth
The positioning of the data center has changed, from information service and Internet to infrastructure for the whole society, and gradually towards openness. In order to effectively support the digital transformation in various fields and provide new momentum for high-quality economic and social development. Through the East-West layout of computing facilities, it can drive the effective transfer of relevant industries and inject new impetus into the transformation and development of the western region. “Counting from the east to the west” is not only a landing project for the development of digital economy, but also an important item of new infrastructure. It will become an important starting point for steady economic growth.
Risk tips
Technological development is less than expected, and policy promotion is less than expected.
