The first phase of Hong Kong’s Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster is targeted to enter service in mid-2027. The wider build-out is expected to continue until around 2030.
The partnership between CLP Power Hong Kong Limited and Hong Kong Range Intelligent Computing Technology Company Limited was announced at a launch ceremony on 23 September. The park had previously been expected to be fully completed and operational in 2029, while the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau said a cross-department task force had helped bring forward the first-phase target. Mid-2027 remains a project target rather than a confirmed opening date.
By around 2030, the park is projected to provide computing capacity equivalent to 36 times Hong Kong’s current capacity, according to the bureau. The government describes it as part of Hong Kong’s effort to develop opportunities in artificial intelligence and establish a major computing hub.
CLP says its grid in the northern metro area is being planned to meet demand equivalent to three or four data parks of the same size over the next decade, while continuing to supply both new and existing customers with high reliability.
CLP also says it is buying more cost-effective and traceable zero-carbon energy from the mainland to support artificial-intelligence, data-centre and related innovation industries. Hong Kong Range Intelligent Computing Technology Company Limited says the park’s planning has brought computing deployment and electricity supply together.
The government says it will continue planning Hong Kong’s long-term computing capacity, taking account of local conditions and the wider distribution of computing capacity. It will also study a power-usage-effectiveness (PUE) measure suited to Hong Kong and issue related guidance.