Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission: Guide the coordinated layout of new computing power facilities and renewable energy generation

Odaily Planet Daily News – The Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission has issued the *Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Cybersecurity and Informatization Enterprises (2026-2030)*. It mentions promoting green and low-carbon development for enterprises. Enterprises are encouraged and supported to adopt green and low-carbon practices across the entire process of office operations, production, transportation, services, etc., including green design, packaging, delivery, and operations, with regular disclosure of carbon reduction progress. Support is provided for enterprises to enhance the utilization of renewable energy, guiding the coordinated layout of new computing power facilities and renewable energy generation, and continuously advancing the construction of national green computing power facilities. The recommended catalog of energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies and equipment will be updated in a timely manner, promoting advanced and applicable energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies such as liquid cooling and waste heat recovery. Ecology-driven and industry-leading enterprises are encouraged to assist upstream and downstream enterprises in improving their carbon reduction capabilities, accelerating the construction and application of digital energy-carbon management centers, and building green value chains and supply chains. Local governments are encouraged to establish green transformation service platforms to provide enterprises with low-cost, standardized carbon emission accounting tools, energy efficiency diagnostic services, and more, reducing the barriers for enterprises to transition to green practices.