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SK Telecom is deepening its push into the Asian artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market with plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered AI data center in Vietnam.
The move marks the company’s latest effort to extend its AI Data Center (AIDC) strategy beyond South Korea, following its ambitious 1-gigawatt (GW) expansion project in Ulsan.
The new Vietnam facility, being developed in partnership with SK Innovation, will tap into LNG-based power generation to ensure consistent energy supply for high-performance AI computing. The facility aims to serve as a regional hub for data processing, AI model training, and cloud services tailored for manufacturing, industrial, and telecom clients across Southeast Asia.
That expansion relies on electricity from SK Multi Utility, an SK Group affiliate operating a 300 MW LNG combined heat and power plant in Ulsan, a cost-effective alternative to grid-supplied energy from the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). Vietnam’s similar industrial and energy ecosystem made it an attractive choice for replication of this model.
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