Top energy firms and tech companies are being drawn into state-backed pilots to align surging computing demand with more efficient energy usage
As the global AI race increasingly relies on resilient power systems, China is urging domestic enterprises to launch pilot projects that integrate the cutting-edge technology into the energy sector.
Alibaba Cloud is the AI and cloud computing unit of Alibaba Group Holding, owner of the South China Morning Post.
The announcement comes as soaring electricity demand from energy-intensive AI computing becomes a growing constraint worldwide. In China, the government is responding by accelerating efforts to embed the technology directly into energy infrastructure, aiming to manage surging power consumption through greater efficiency.
The definitive list of 51 “high-value” application scenarios spanned eight core sectors, including power grids, renewables, hydropower, thermal power, coal, oil and gas.
“By spelling out these explicit application scenarios, the government is pushing the industry to move from conceptual rhetoric to concrete implementation, marking a highly significant step forward,” said Lin Boqiang, dean of the China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy at Xiamen University.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
