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AI & Enterprise
Groundbreaking held for national AI computing center in Haenam, aims for 2028 completion
South Korea has broken ground on its national AI computing center in Solarsido, Haenam, and begun full-scale construction, the Ministry of Science and ICT said on Sunday. The project will be built as a public-private joint venture combining public investment with private capital and data center operating capabilities. A Samsung SDS-led consortium was selected as the final operator and established a joint venture, KOACC. Some computing resources will be deployed next year ahead of completion in 2028.
Industry
Hanwha Q CELLS to supply Korean-made modules for South Korea\'s largest 400 MW solar project
Hanwha Q CELLS said on May 21 it will supply Korean-made solar cells and modules to Korea South-East Power for what it called the largest solar power project ever at a single site in South Korea. Korea South-East Power plans to build a 400 MW solar plant on about 4.79 square km in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, aiming for completion in June 2028. About 640,000 modules using cells produced in South Korea will be installed.
Telecommunications & Media
National AI computing centre to get Public Growth Fund investment to boost AI infrastructure
South Korea will invest money from the Public Growth Fund in a project to build a national AI computing centre, supporting an AI infrastructure with 15,000 AI chips. A direct investment of 100 billion won in Upstage was also approved to secure sovereign AI. The Financial Services Commission said the fund approved four megaprojects and one regional SME support plan, bringing cumulative approvals to about 84 trillion won.
