Envision delivers first phase of China’s Galaxy AI campus

AI · First reported 9 Nov, 13:00 · Updated 13:28

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Envision has completed a 120 MW first phase of its Galaxy AI campus in Inner Mongolia and plans to expand it to 800 MW of IT capacity by the end of 2027. The project combines dedicated wind farms and battery storage; its reported cost and power strategy come with caveats about reliability and whether the design can scale.

Envision delivered the first 120 MW phase in less than a year; the campus is planned to reach 800 MW of IT capacity across four phases by the end of 2027.
Two wind farms have 420 MW of installed capacity, and Envision targets them supplying more than 60% of electricity for the first two phases; batteries are intended to help bridge variable wind output.
SemiAnalysis estimated construction costs below $3 million per megawatt, while the article notes that this is not an audited benchmark and that the campus’s reported 800 MW figure covers IT capacity, not total facility demand.

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Key facts

First phase delivered: 120 MW in less than one year.
Planned campus capacity: Up to 800 MW of IT capacity across four phases, with completion expected by the end of 2027.
Wind capacity: Two dedicated wind farms total 420 MW of installed capacity.
Cost estimate: SemiAnalysis estimated construction costs below $3 million per megawatt; the article says this is not an audited industry benchmark.
Power-electronics pilot: A 5 MW test converts 10-kilovolt AC directly to 800-volt DC for server racks; campus-scale economics remain undemonstrated.