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Chinese solar giant Jinko to supply power to desert AI data center

Nikkei Asia · last updated
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Chinese solar giant Jinko to supply power to desert AI data center

Group aims to stabilize revenue by operating new facility in vast western region

The desert on the outskirts of Zhongwei, left, will be home to a new data center. (Source photos by Nikkei and Reuters)

KOHEI FUJIMURA and KANA MATSUKAWA

SHANGHAI/TOKYO — The Jinko group, the world’s largest solar panel maker, will enter the data center business, supplying power directly from its plants to meet the growing demand from the spread of artificial intelligence.

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