China's computing-power electricity use expected to grow by over 100 billion kWh a year during the 15th Five-Year Plan period

China's National Energy Administration expects national computing-power electricity consumption to grow by more than 100 billion kWh a year during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, reaching 800 billion kWh by 2030, about 6% of total societal electricity use. The forecast was given at a press conference held by the administration. It puts an official scale on the energy demand from China's AI and data-center expansion, making power supply a key constraint in the computing race.

• 36氪 AI2026-10-30 07:11