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Power grid, not data centers, holds key to South Korea's AI ambitions

By Choonsik Yoo ( June 16, 2025, 05:56 GMT | Comment) -- The new South Korean president’s plan to massively expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and increase renewable energy generation at the same time to power it may face significant challenges unless long-standing issues in upgrading the nation’s crowded power grid are resolved in time, experts warn. The electricity distribution networks that powered South Korea’s rapid industrialization in less than two generations have reached their limits, requiring a holistic overhaul to better align with the rapidly changing landscape, they said. The new South Korean president’s plan to massively expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and increase renewable energy generation at the same time to power it may face significant challenges unless long-standing issues in upgrading the nation’s crowded power grid are resolved in time, experts warn....

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