China wants AI, power infrastructure planned together under new grid blueprint
By MLex Staff ( August 6, 2026, 08:45 GMT | Insight) -- China is seeking to bind the expansion of artificial intelligence more closely to its energy transition, planning electricity and computing infrastructure as an integrated system so that power can move toward demand while computing workloads move toward abundant renewable energy. The 2026-2030 New Power System Development Plan, released recently by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, sets out a roadmap to build a secure, low-carbon and intelligent power system by 2030.China is seeking to bind the expansion of artificial intelligence more closely to its energy transition, planning electricity and computing infrastructure as an integrated system so that power can move toward demand while computing workloads move toward abundant renewable energy....
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