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South Korea AI data centre push includes SK Telecom’s 15GW plan

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South Korea is moving to expand its AI infrastructure base through a series of projects covering data centres, semiconductors, and robotics. SK Telecom plans to build up to 15GW of AI data centre capacity.

The plan follows a set of South Korean “mega projects” covering semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centres. Samsung Electronics, SK Group, and government ministries outlined the investment plans at an event on Monday, according to Reuters.

The projects cover several parts of AI infrastructure. Samsung and SK Hynix are tied to semiconductor production, while SK, GS Group, Naver, and SK Telecom are connected to AI data centre development. SKT has said AI data centre infrastructure depends on semiconductors, energy solutions, and data centre construction and operations.

South Korea’s government said SK, GS Group, and Naver plan to invest about 550 trillion won in an initial phase to build a combined 8.4GW of AI data...

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