45% of the capacity on this map is not yet running: 37% under construction and 8% announced only. Just 55% is operating and drawing power today.
The map's legend exists for exactly this reason: solid marks operate, faded marks are being built, dashed outlines are press releases. Riyadh and Richland Parish are dashed. Northern Virginia is solid. Treating those as the same number is the most common error in AI infrastructure commentary, and it is what makes announced-capacity totals so misleading.
The conversion record for announced capacity is poor, and the constraint is rarely capital — it is grid connection, turbine lead times and water. Cushman counts 21,691 MW merely planned across Asia-Pacific against 4,764 MW actually under construction. Weight accordingly.