Amazon Web Services China North (CN-NORTH-1, Beijing)
CBeijing Metro, China · CN · Amazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified
Environment
Water Stress
highA
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
570 gCO₂/kWhB
IEA Electricity Information 2022, China (North China Grid), 2022
Grid RegionNorth China Grid (SGCC)
Drought Risk
medium
NOAA/WMO Global Climate Data, 2023
Environmental Review
approved
Beijing Municipal Commission of Ecology and Environment
Facility
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2016
Capacity
100 MWD
Capacity estimated from three-AZ campus in Yizhuang and eastern Beijing suburbs; operated by Sinnet (北京光环新网). Amazon does not disclose facility-level capacity for China regions.
Location
40.0600, 116.5000 · CN
RegionBeijing Metro, China
Research statusVerified
Last verified2026-06-01
Evidence (1 source)
Journalism2016-08-01Amazon Web Services China
Confirms operational status, 2016 launch, and Sinnet as the authorised operator for AWS cn-north-1.
AWS launched its China (Beijing) region operated by Sinnet in 2016, with Availability Zones across the Beijing metropolitan area.
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