New Green Computing Hub Operational in Ningxia Ushering in Upgraded Cross-regional Minning Collaboration

Xinhua News Agency reports the Minning Green Power and Digital Application Centre has been fully completed and put into official operation in June 2026, marking a new benchmark for digital collaboration between Fujian and Ningxia on the 30th anniversary of Minning paired cooperation. Developed jointly by state-owned enterprises from Fujian and Ningxia under provincial regulatory frameworks, the facility serves as the western core node of the Minning Green Power Digital Industry Park, advancing innovative cross-regional integration of digital economy and green energy resources.

Located in Minning Town, Yinchuan City, the landmark project is strategically planned around three national initiatives including Minning coordinated development, the East-to-West Computing Transfer programme and artificial intelligence industrial expansion. Covering a land area of 25 mu with a total investment of RMB 5 billion, the project’s first-phase construction includes one intelligent computing data centre building, an outdoor generator steel platform and a comprehensive service building, delivering a total construction area of 10,948 square metres.

Adhering strictly to national Class A data centre construction standards, the facility adopts fully domestically developed computing cards to deliver a computing scale of approximately 2,500P. Its annual Power Usage Effectiveness ratio is controlled below 1.2, achieving industry-leading low energy consumption and high operational efficiency. Leveraging Ningxia’s abundant renewable energy resources, the centre builds a low-carbon intelligent computing model that empowers the digital upgrading of cross-regional industrial cooperation.

The industrial park operates on an innovative dual-node linkage mechanism connecting the Xiamen Cloud Data Centre in Fujian and the Minning Green Power Digital Application Centre in Ningxia. Supported by four 100G high-speed direct connection circuits, a refined multi-level latency optimisation system and professional computing scheduling platforms, it establishes a modern collaborative framework featuring east-originated data processing, backup and storage supported by western computing capacity.

The operational model enables precise matching between Fujian’s digital service demands and Ningxia’s green computing resources. It facilitates two-way industrial empowerment, with digital technologies and application scenarios from Fujian driving industrial upgrading in Ningxia, while Ningxia’s clean energy-based computing capacity underpins the expansion of Fujian’s digital economy. The cross-regional mechanism transforms Minning cooperation from one-way assistance into mutually beneficial and interactive collaborative development.

Relevant state-owned asset supervision authorities of Fujian and Ningxia will continue to strengthen cross-regional coordination and optimise long-term collaborative mechanisms. More state-owned enterprises will be guided to participate in digital economic cooperation projects between the two provinces. Continuous improvements to regional computing infrastructure, enriched industrial application scenarios and expanded collaborative value will further reinforce high-quality coordinated development between eastern and western regions of China.