The “transformation” of the 2800-meter plateau tunnel into a smart computing center | Frontline
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The country’s first high-altitude tunnel-based computing power center was officially completed on September 8, 2026, at the Lianghe River Hydropower Station in Yalong River. This project was jointly developed by Guotou Group Yalong River Company and China Telecom Sichuan Company, with a total investment of approximately 350 million yuan. Utilizing a 2,800-meter deep tunnel left from construction and natural cold sources, the PUE was controlled within 1.2, achieving a computing power of 600PFLOPS. Currently, Ascend 910C super nodes have been deployed, and the feasibility of a token factory on the western Sichuan Plateau is being evaluated. Phase II plans to expand to a ten-thousand-card cluster, with expected completion by the end of 2026. There are currently 30 available tunnels in the Yalong River basin, with a total length of 22,500 meters. In the future, they will be able to support approximately 100,000 P domestic computing power. This project is expected to establish a replicable construction model.