🇭🇰 Chinese, 9 October 2026, data center risk
AI Data Center Investments Face Growing Risks
AI data center investments are facing increasing risks and challenges, including power supply issues and high construction costs.
AI data centers require a lot of power, with some needing tens or even hundreds of megawatts, comparable to the power consumption of a small city.
The core demand for AI data centers is a stable and sufficient power supply, which is a major challenge in the market, with power companies’ grid connections taking over four years to be available.
The high construction costs of AI data centers are also a concern, with the average cost of shell-and-core construction per megawatt exceeding $11 million.