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SK Hyper

SK Hyper is the wholly owned AI data center development company of SK Telecom, set up in 2026 to secure sites, build substations and sign customers for up to…

Track SK Hyper
Founded
2026
Status
active

Overview

SK Hyper is the wholly owned AI data center development company of SK Telecom, set up in 2026 to secure sites, build substations and sign customers for up to 15 GW of AI data center capacity in South Korea.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

Parent commitment (company-stated, Jul 2026)

SK Telecom owns 100% and approved up to KRW 750 billion of phased capital contributions through 2030 for sites and substations.

First 5 GW phase cost (CEO-stated, Oct 2026)

CEO Chung Suk-keun told Bloomberg the first 5 GW phase needs about $350B including equipment; talks are under way with big tech firms and financial investors.

Current projects (reported, Oct 2026)

Developing a 900 MW project in Ulsan and working with AWS on a 100 MW data center project.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Current leadership (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for SK Hyper.

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Mentioned on (1)

Registry pages whose text names SK Hyper.

People (1)

Chung Suk-geun