Huawei Wuhu · Wuhu, China
Last change recorded — · Last checked 2026-10-05
OwnerHuawei
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IT power, end of 2026364 MW (est.)
Planned end state457 MW
First power2025-01-01
Build-out complete2027-12-01 (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 partnersState Grid Anhui (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 2025-01-01 (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 | 2025-01-01 (0 mo before) | 2 mo after (n=7) | 2027-12-01 plan | plan 35 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)
2023-01-01—Land clearing begins, with the east campus being the first of the three. Land clearing begins for the other two campuses months after.
2025-01-0145 MWThe first building is operational. On the north campus, building 4 is operational assuming a 3-month fit-out post structural completion.
2025-03-01119 MWThree buildings are operational. On the west campus, building 1 is operational, and on the east campus, building 7 is operational. The second building on the east campus has installed generators, but as of 2026 does not
2025-11-01157 MWFour buildings are operational. On the west campus, building 2 is operational assuming a 3-month fit-out post structural completion.
2026-01-24157 MWFour buildings are operational in total. A fifth building, building 5 on the north campus, is finishing installing roofside cooling. Another building on the east campus is complete but does not have sufficient cooling fo
2026-06-01157 MWFour buildings are operational. On the north campus, building 5 is nearing structural completion but still has roofing and cooling remaining.
2026-08-06157 MWOn the north campus, building 5 is structurally complete but not operational as seen by barricades and no parked cars. Building 6, a much larger building across the pond, should finish construction in approximately one m
2026-11-01 est.199 MWFive buildings are operational. On the north campus, building 5 is operational assuming a 3-month fit-out post structural completion.
2026-12-31 est.364 MWSix buildings are operational. On the north campus, building 6, the larger building, is operational assuming a 3-month fit-out if it is structurally complete in September. We assume Building 6 is about 3.7x more power th
2027-12-01 est.457 MWAll eight AI buildings are operational. Buildings 3 and 9 are assumed to be 1.25x the power and compute of buildings 1 and 7 based on the sizing of the backup generator enclosures; building 8 is excluded due to insuffici
Recorded fact building ready for it has a recorded date later than the rule-based deadline for a 2025-01-01 first power.
Calculated requirement Energized; watch the build-out timeline for the next buildings.
Sources (Epoch AI selection): Official Huawei page for its Wuhu DC · Aerial footage of Jiangbei, one of three zones part of the multi-part campus · Environmental report
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-wuhu; include the row and a source link).