KT Cloud, SGC Energy Break Ground on Gunsan AIDC Project
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KT Cloud said it has joined SGC Energy’s AI data center (AIDC) project in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and has started work on the build.
The project will be developed on a 115,702-square-meter site in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and SGC Energy plans to break ground on the first 60 MW modular data center phase by the end of this year, targeting full-scale operations in the first quarter of 2028.
KT Cloud will serve as the DBO partner, handling design consulting, MEP, commissioning, and operations, while Hyundai Engineering will participate as a joint contractor. The final expansion target is 300 MW.
KT Cloud said on the 28th that it has joined SGC Energy’s AI data center (AIDC) project in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and has started work on the Gunsan AIDC build. The project is a large-scale AI data center development project in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, and the site covers 115,702 square meters.
SGC Energy plans to break ground on the first 60 MW modular data center phase by the end of this year. It is targeting full-scale operations in the first quarter of 2028 and also plans to expand in stages in line with market demand.
The final expansion target is 300 MW. SGC Energy plans to increase the project scale in line with its phased expansion plan based on market demand.
KT Cloud will serve as the DBO (Design·Build·Operate) partner for the project. Its scope covers the full process, including data center design consulting, major facility construction (MEP), commissioning for stability and operational verification, and eventual actual operations.
Hyundai Engineering is participating as a joint contractor. Its scope covers building, civil engineering, facilities, landscaping, and communications work. Hyundai Engineering will also handle some power equipment and cooling equipment.
KT Cloud is pursuing the build of a liquid-cooling-based AI data center and will introduce Modular and Skid solutions. The Modular and Skid solution approach is Prefabricated. In the Prefabricated approach, power and cooling facilities, including liquid cooling, are preassembled into modules at a factory and then assembled and installed on site.
The Gunsan AIDC will feature a liquid-cooling-based AI Ready specialized design across all floors that reflects the high heat and high-density characteristics of next-generation AI accelerators so that it can respond to Nvidia’s next-generation AI accelerator, Vera Rubin. Accordingly, power and cooling infrastructure will be designed in advance. It will also support fast and flexible configuration of infrastructure tailored to the AI systems customers adopt.
KT Cloud said it plans to continue cooperating with SGC Energy during the Gunsan AIDC’s expansion to 300 MW. It also said it will designate Gunsan as a major base for AIDC projects outside the greater Seoul area and maintain cooperation throughout the Gunsan AIDC expansion, using it as a key hub for AIDC expansion outside the metropolitan area.
KT Cloud said it plans to expand AIDC facilities centered on optimal sites that reflect regional characteristics and customer demand, and to gradually increase total AIDC supply to 1 GW by 2031. It also said that on the 15th, it held the 'kt cloud summit 2026' and presented a goal of supplying more than 1 GW of AIDC across more than 20 sites by 2031.
Kim Bong-kyun, CEO of KT Cloud, said the Gunsan AI data center is a key project to respond to surging demand for AI infrastructure and provide customers with the optimal infrastructure at the time they want it. He added that based on capabilities accumulated across data center build and operations, the company will pursue securing the quality and stability of large-scale AIDC and continue expanding the supply base for AIDC, including outside the metropolitan area.
Source: IT DAILY · Kwon Young-seok
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