Alibaba Cloud Nantong Super Data Center
Operational; the organisation this record names is not established in any role by its cited source
Alibaba Cloud's Nantong super data center (Jiangsu Province), one of three super data centers (Hangzhou + Nantong + Ulanqab) put into production simultaneously by Alibaba Cloud in July 2020, collectively adding capacity for >1M servers. Self-designed self-built, hosting Alibaba's X-Dragon server architecture, Hanguang 800 AI inference chip, and Apsara distributed OS. Distinguished by an Alibaba-self-developed uninterruptible power supply (UPS) solution to improve PUE per Alibaba Cloud Community blog 2020-07.
Dates in site records: Jul 1, 2020 – May 16, 2026. Site data: Alibaba Cloud corporate disclosures.
Ownership and operation
Recorded operator attribution withheld Alibaba. The cited source does not establish that this organisation operates the site. “five super data centers in Zhangbei, Ulanqab, Heyuan, Nantong, and Hangzhou, will work together to provide computing power during Double 11.” source
Recorded owner attribution withheld Alibaba. The cited source does not establish that this organisation holds title to the site. “To support Alibaba's record-breaking transaction peak in 2020, five super data centers in Zhangbei, Ulanqab, Heyuan, Nantong, and Hangzhou, will work together to provide computing power during Double 11.” source
Export controls and government links
No export-control designations were found in the checked company chains.
Sovereign capital linkage
Temasek Holdings is a limited partner in 2 funds linked to Alibaba in the corporate-data source
Fund identities and commitment amounts withheld under licence.
Sovereign capital linkage
GIC Private is a limited partner in 2 funds linked to Alibaba in the corporate-data source
Fund identities and commitment amounts withheld under licence.
Sovereign capital linkage
China Development Bank FOF is a limited partner in a fund linked to Alibaba in the corporate-data source
Fund identity and commitment amount withheld under licence.
Sovereign capital linkage
Khazanah Nasional is a limited partner in a fund linked to Alibaba in the corporate-data source
Fund identity and commitment amount withheld under licence.
Sovereign capital linkage
Mubadala Investment Company is a limited partner in a fund linked to Alibaba in the corporate-data source
Fund identity and commitment amount withheld under licence.
Headquarters jurisdiction
A company in the ownership chain is headquartered in China
China: Not a Wassenaar participant; operates its own Export Control Law (2020) and Unreliable Entity List; MOFCOM and the Ministry of Commerce administer dual-use catalogues. Export-control regimes listed for this jurisdiction: Chinese Export Control Law (2020), MOFCOM Unreliable Entity List authority.
Capacity
No power figure is recorded for this site.
Methods and sources
Ownership roles
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Parent companies
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Level 1 identifies a company at the site, level 2 its parent, and each further level another parent. Export-control designations and government investments are assigned to the company concerned.
Missing values
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Publication limits
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