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# ByteDance Volcano Cloud Taihang Computing Centre II (Datong)

Facility record `fac-bytedance-volcano-cloud-datong-taihang-ii` — data source: bytedance-volcano-cloud-2026-05-17 (https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3294738/bytedance-invest-us614-million-computing-centre-china-amid-high-ai-demand); authority tier 2

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | hyperscale dc |
| Status | under_construction |
| Location | Datong, Shanxi, CN |
| Power capacity | not published MW |
| IT load | not published |
| GPU count | not published |
| Peak PFLOPS (FP16) | not published |
| Owner | ByteDance |
| Operator | ByteDance |
| Announced | not published |
| Operational | not published |

ByteDance's self-built Shanxi compute hub, operated by ByteDance-controlled subsidiary Volcano Cloud (Datong) Technology (火山引擎; Volcano Engine cloud brand). Sited at Guangling County Economic Development Zone Big Data Park in Datong, Shanxi Province. Investment ¥4.5B (~US$614M) per SCMP 2024-09 coverage of Chinese government project filings. Campus footprint: 205,013 m² across six 2-story data-center buildings + one 6-story integrated facility, designed for 15,604 × 12 kW server cabinets + 510 network cabinets per primary-source filings. Anchors ByteDance's "Eastern Data Western Compute" (东数西算) inland self-built footprint, alongside its Vnet 500 MW colocation commitment in China announced 2026-03 (Bloomberg / The Star Malaysia / GlobalDataCenterHub — recorded contextually here rather than as a separate facility row because Vnet facility-precision location data is not disclosed).

## Cite

> Scrutica, "ByteDance Volcano Cloud Taihang Computing Centre II (Datong)" (facility record), https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-bytedance-volcano-cloud-datong-taihang-ii; data source: bytedance-volcano-cloud-2026-05-17; accessed 2026-08-21.

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