Huawei Horinger · Horinger, Inner Mongolia, China
Last change recorded — · Last checked 2026-10-05
OwnerHuawei
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IT power, end of 2026184 MW
Planned end state346 MW
First power2025-06-01
Build-out complete2028-02-14 (est.)
Power pathNo data yet
Binding stepNo data yet
First power vs announcedNo announced date on record
Full build-out vs announcedNo announced date on record
Utility / power partnersInner Mongolia Power Group (territory estimate) (verify)
Recorded readiness — 0 of 6 applicable milestones have a dated public record
○ Land○ Permits○ Grid supply· Generation○ Water○ Financing◐ Construction
Gate to first power — target 2025-06-01 (estimate) · path: unknown, generic steps assumed · each step must finish its lead time before the target
1 of 1 required steps have a public date. Red = recorded date past the rule-based deadline · grey "no public date" = required step without a record · green = on record in time · context steps never colour.
| Step | Must finish by | Others did it | Known date | Status | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building ready for IT | 2025-06-01 (0 mo before) | 2 mo after (n=7) | 2028-02-14 plan | plan 32 mo past the deadline | Build-out complete (Epoch estimate) · ◐ |
This site is energized; lights only show how its recorded steps compared with the lead times.
Lead-time assumptions
- Site secured 15 months before first power — Land under control and campus announced. Rarely binding; shown for context.
- Permits in hand 0 months before first power — Final air and siting permits. Operators often energize on standard or temporary authorisations and receive the major permit later; flagged only when the permit lands more than 6 months after first power or is missing for an on-site plant.
- Grid supply agreed 9 months before first power — Interconnection or large-load agreement approved. Observed median 7 months before first power; the physical works (substation, lines) run in parallel with construction.
- Substation and lines energized 2 months before first power — Utility delivery point live; final tests before the load is taken.
- New generation online 1 months before first power — Utility plant or on-site plant generating; needed just before energization when the grid cannot carry the load alone.
- Major equipment on site 6 months before first power — Turbines, transformers, switchgear delivered; installation and commissioning take the remaining months.
- Construction started 24 months before first power — Groundbreaking of the building that gives first power. Observed 4-26 months for recent AI campuses; Meta's redesigned campuses took 35-58.
- Building ready for IT 0 months before first power — First building ready for IT. 'Complete' or 'opened' is usually reported after first power; flagged only beyond 3 months.
- Full build-out complete -12 months before first power — All announced buildings operational. Comes after first power by design; context only.
- Water supply secured 12 months before first power — Water rights, municipal agreement or desalination contract in hand. Context only; one of the feasibility items.
- Financing closed 12 months before first power — Project financing, anchor lease or committed capital announced. Context only; not applicable when the owner is a hyperscaler building on its balance sheet.
Dated steps (from the sources; later dates are plans)
Build-out timeline (Epoch AI; dated status notes with IT power; rows after today are estimates)
2023-10-08—Land clearing begins simultaneously for all three campuses (west, north, and south) after an [official ceremony](https://web.archive.org/web/20260624112951/http://nmg.news.cn/20231008/57bb95be6791497db95bc7d2f229a68e/c.h
2025-02-24—On the west campus, building 1 is structurally complete, and building 4 is structurally complete apart from some remaining cooling towers. Buildings 2 and 5 have begun construction.
2025-04-01—Four buildings are seen to be structurally complete via satellite imagery.
2025-06-0136 MWOn the west campus, building 1 is operational, assuming a 3 month fit out post structural completion, as can be seen via satellite imagery.
2025-07-0174 MWOn the east campus, building 4 is operational, assuming a 3 month fit out post structural completion, as can be seen via satellite imagery.
2026-02-01114 MWOn the west campus, building 2 is operational assuming a 3 month fit out post structural completion, as can be seen via satellite imagery.
2026-03-05114 MWThree of the six buildings planned across the three campuses (what can be called phase 1) are operational. One other is near completion, apart from backup generators. The third campus does not have cooling sufficient for
2026-05-12114 MWSatellite imagery shows buildings 4 and 5 on the east campus are structurally complete, with landscaping complete.
2026-06-07114 MWSatellite imagery shows buildings 1 and 2 on the west campus are structurally complete, with landscaping complete.
2026-07-01184 MWOn the east campus, building 5 is operational, assuming a 3 month fit out post structural completion, as can be seen via satellite imagery.
2026-08-18184 MWOn the east campus, building 6 is under construction, and potentially larger than any of the identically sized buildings constructed thus far. Building 3 has not begun construction.
2028-02-14 est.346 MWOnly one new building is under construction as of August 2026. Buildings in the previous phases each took 1.6 to 2.3 years from laying the foundations to becoming operational. The new building has a similar shape to a ne
Recorded fact building ready for it has a recorded date later than the rule-based deadline for a 2025-06-01 first power.
Calculated requirement Energized; watch the build-out timeline for the next buildings.
Sources (Epoch AI selection): Press report on the campus launch announcing CloudMatrix384 use · News article on construction start date and capacity at full build-out
Epoch AI, 'AI data centers', epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers (CC BY 4.0); coordinates from GeoNames cities500 (CC BY 4.0) and hand-entered places; overrides in tools/project_overrides.csv with their own sources. Campuses outside the Epoch dataset come from tools/campuses.csv (public reporting, source per row). Data retrieved 2026-10-05. Report a correction to contact@ailoadmap.com (campus id huawei-horinger; include the row and a source link).