Group 1 - UBS reports that Alibaba's CEO Wu Yongming announced additional investments in AI infrastructure on top of the previously disclosed three-year capital expenditure plan of 380 billion yuan [1] - It is projected that Alibaba Cloud's global data center electricity consumption will increase tenfold by 2032 compared to 2022 levels [1] - UBS estimates that if Alibaba Cloud's total data center capacity was 1.5 gigawatts in 2022, it will reach 15 gigawatts by 2032, implying a net increase of approximately 13 gigawatts over ten years, or at least a net increase of 1 to 2 gigawatts per year [1] Group 2 - The firm estimates that each gigawatt of data center demand corresponds to approximately 100 billion yuan in IT equipment capital expenditure, indicating an annual capital expenditure of at least 100 billion to 200 billion yuan, which is higher than market expectations [1] - There is a lack of confidence in the sustainability of the AI capital expenditure cycle and the capital expenditure intensity of large-scale cloud service providers [1] - UBS continues to favor GDS Holdings as the industry leader, optimistic about its potential new orders in China and overseas, as well as the valuation of its DayOne Series C financing [1]
大行评级｜瑞银：续列万国数据为行业首选 看好潜在新订单及DayOne C轮融资估值