Inner Mongolia Secures 136-Billion-Yuan Computing Deals at AI Conference

The 2026 Green Computing (Artificial Intelligence) Conference in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, concluded with the signing of 13 key investment projects valued at 136.1 billion yuan (approximately $19 billion), according to state-run People's Daily. Organised by the Hohhot Municipal People's Government, the event centered on integrating renewable energy with data infrastructure, unlocking the value of AI tokens, and fostering cross-border digital services. Highlights included the inauguration of a national computing base for video foundation models and the launch of a comprehensive service platform designed to support digital token exports.

The massive 136.1-billion-yuan capital commitment underscores China's push to align heavy artificial intelligence workloads with northern renewable energy reserves. Rather than merely offering raw server capacity, northern hubs are pivoting toward high-demand vertical AI applications like video generation and attempting to commercialise digital services internationally through token export mechanisms.

Inner Mongolia's capital city of Hohhot secured 136.1 billion yuan (approximately $19 billion) in preliminary investment agreements during the 2026 Green Computing (Artificial Intelligence) Conference, state media reported. The municipal government organised the one-day summit to address the intersection of renewable energy systems and computing power, as well as cross-border digital commerce. According to People's Daily, local officials and industry participants signed 13 primary project agreements aimed at expanding the region's computing footprint. A central milestone announced at the conference was the completion of a dedicated national computing base tailored for large video foundation models. Advanced video generation workflows require substantially higher computing density and sustained power draw compared to text-based foundation models, placing severe demands on local power grids. Northern Chinese hubs have increasingly marketed their colder climate and abundant wind and solar capacity as natural cost advantages for running these persistent AI workloads. Organisers also inaugurated development work on a digital services comprehensive platform anchored in the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone. The initiative specifically targets the export of computing services and digital tokens, pointing to local ambitions to provide offshore compute resources and AI model API outputs to foreign markets. In addition to project signings and infrastructure launches, the event saw the release of two technical assessments: the Green Computing Development Research Report (2026) and the Green Computing Index Research Report for 'East Data, West Computing' Hub Nodes (2026). Both reports evaluate energy efficiency, infrastructure deployment, and clean-power utilisation across China's designated national computing clusters. While the headline investment figures reflect strong municipal backing for digital infrastructure, local authorities did not publicly release detailed breakdowns of project timelines, participating enterprises, or immediate capital deployment schedules.