South Korea unveils plans for new AI data centers backed by ~$357.5B from SK Group, GS Group, and Naver, targeting 8.4GW initially and 18.4GW by 2035 (Yi Whan-woo/The Korea Times)

<a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260629/i5.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260629/p5#a260629p5" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Yi Whan-woo / <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/">The Korea Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260629/korea-to-invest-585-bil-to-build-semiconductor-complex-in-southwestern-region">South Korea unveils plans for new AI data centers backed by ~$357.5B from SK Group, GS Group, and Naver, targeting 8.4GW initially and 18.4GW by 2035</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a public briefing on the government's three flagship mega projects at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Monday.</p>