SK chairman says Ulsan AI data center expansion nearing 900 megawatts
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Friday that the planned expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Ulsan was nearing 900 megawatts, with talks with global technology companies making rapid progress as the group seeks to turn the industrial city into a hub for manufacturing AI. “Ulsan has almost come all the way to 900 megawatts,” Chey told reporters at the 2026 Ulsan Forum…
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won revealed on Friday that the planned expansion of the company's AI data center in Ulsan is nearing 900 megawatts. Discussions with global technology firms are progressing swiftly as SK aims to establish Ulsan as a manufacturing hub for AI. Chey informed reporters at the 2026 Ulsan Forum about the data center's progress, expressing confidence that an announcement will be made soon.
SK Telecom, the telecommunications division of SK Group, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to construct the AI data center in Ulsan. The project initially began as a 100-megawatt facility, with plans to commence operations in the second half of next year. In July, SK Telecom announced aspirations to expand the Ulsan site to 1 gigawatt and develop over 2 gigawatts of AI data center capacity in South and North Gyeongsang provinces.
Investment in the Ulsan project is estimated to be around 7 trillion won ($5.2 billion). This endeavor serves as the foundation for SK Telecom's broader strategy to construct up to 15 gigawatts of AI data centers across the country.
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