{"slug": "hyundai-e-c-races-to-build-korea-s-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time", "title": "Hyundai E&C races to build Korea's 1st AI-dedicated data center in record time", "summary": "Hyundai Engineering & Construction began construction on Korea's first AI-dedicated data center in Pohang's Gwangmyeong general industrial complex, targeting completion in a record 16.5 months with operations set for the second half of 2027. The 40-megawatt facility, built under a main contract with AI Factory Pohang PFV, will run on Nvidia GPUs with liquid cooling — a first for a Korean data center — and is designed for roughly 10 times the power density of a typical cloud data center to accommodate Nvidia's upcoming \"Vera Rubin\" AI chips.", "body_md": "Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) has begun construction on Korea's first data center built exclusively for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, the company said Monday, aiming to finish the project in a record 16.5 months. Hyundai E&C signed the main contract with AI Factory Pohang PFV, the project's special-purpose vehicle, and has started installing precast concrete — factory-made concrete components assembled on site, rather than poured in place — for the facility in Pohang's Gwangmyeong general industrial complex. Construction began in June, with operations targeted for the second half of 2027. The 40-megawatt facility will run on Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) and use liquid cooling, a system that circulates coolant directly to chips rather than relying on airflow, to handle the intense heat generated by AI servers — a first for a Korean data center, the company said. It is designed to run at roughly 10 times the power density of a typical cloud data center to accommodate Nvidia's upcoming \"Vera Rubin\" AI chips, with a power usage effectiveness rating —", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hyundai-e-c-races-to-build-korea-s-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260921/hyundai-ec-races-to-build-koreas-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-09-21 07:17:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 07:22:38.035446+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Hyundai Engineering & Construction", "AI Factory Pohang PFV", "Nvidia", "Pohang", "Gwangmyeong general industrial complex", "Vera Rubin"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hyundai-e-c-races-to-build-korea-s-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hyundai-e-c-races-to-build-korea-s-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hyundai-e-c-races-to-build-korea-s-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hyundai-e-c-races-to-build-korea-s-1st-ai-dedicated-data-center-in-record-time.jsonld"}}