South Korea's 8.4GW AI Data Center Push Exposes Critical Gaps in Power Delivery and Cooling Design

South Korea's ambitious plan to build 8.4 gigawatts of AI data center capacity by 2029 has thrust power procurement and internal infrastructure design into the spotlight. While securing external electricity supply is a major hurdle, experts warn that the real bottleneck may lie deeper—inside the data center itself, where power distribution and cooling systems must be re-engineered to support next-generation AI workloads. In June, the government unveiled its "Three Mega Projects for South Korea's