{
  "id": 7082154,
  "title": "SK chairman says Ulsan AI data center expansion nearing 900 megawatts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sk-chairman-says-ulsan-ai-data-center-expansion-nearing-900-megawatts-7082154",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260913/sk-chairman-says-ulsan-ai-data-center-expansion-nearing-900-megawatts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won declared on Friday that the ambitious expansion of the AI data center in Ulsan was nearing completion, with the ambitious goal of reaching 900 megawatts. Discussions with global technology giants are reportedly advancing swiftly as SK aims to establish Ulsan as a key manufacturing hub for AI. \"Ulsan has almost reached 900 megawatts,\" Chey told reporters at the 2026 Ulsan Forum, expressing confidence that an announcement will be made soon. The telecommunications arm of SK, SK Telecom, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to construct this AI data center in Ulsan. Originally envisioned as a modest 100-megawatt facility, the project is slated to become operational in the second half of next year. In July, SK Telecom announced plans to increase the Ulsan site capacity to 1 gigawatt, ultimately targeting over 2 gigawatts of AI data center capacity in South and North Gyeongsang provinces. The Ulsan project, requiring an estimated 7 trillion won ($5.2 billion) in investment, marks the beginning of SK Telecom's broader strategy to develop up to 15 gigawatts of AI facilities.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "SK chairman says Ulsan AI data center expansion nearing 900 megawatts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sk-chairman-says-ulsan-ai-data-center-expansion-nearing-900-megawatts",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}