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Hardware 1 min read2026-07-07

South Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand

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South Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand

The ₩1,350 trillion total combines a $520 billion semiconductor program with AI data center and robotics spending, mostly made up of corporate capex.

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