Wood Mackenzie says rapid growth in AI workloads will drive China’s data center power demand to about 774 TWh by 2030, roughly four times current levels and exceeding South Korea’s current total electricity consumption. That would equal about 6% of C

2026-08-25

Wood Mackenzie says rapid growth in AI workloads will drive China’s data center power demand to about 774 TWh by 2030, roughly four times current levels and exceeding South Korea’s current total electricity consumption. That would equal about 6% of China’s projected total power demand in 2030; Wood Mackenzie forecasts the share rising to 17% by 2060.