Speakers at a forum on Jan. 9 called for regulatory easing and changes to South Korea’s power supply system to accelerate the spread of AI data centres. They said electricity demand is concentrated in the Seoul area while power generation is concentrated outside it, creating imbalances and a shortage of transmission lines. Proposals included attracting near-term projects outside the capital region, allowing direct power purchase agreements, cutting transmission fees, and expanding policy support to bridge timing gaps between data centre construction and grid expansion.