Cheongna
New-town district of Incheon, South Korea, inside the Incheon Free Economic Zone.
Cheongna is where KT Cloud and Hyundai Engineering plan a 50 MW AI data centre, announced on 7 October 2026, inside the capital region that South Korea's proposed power prices would leave on dearer rates.
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Became the site of the planned data centre
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: KT Cloud plans 50 MW AI site in IncheonBackground
Marketed as Cheongna International City, the district is a planned new town in Incheon. With Songdo and Yeongjong it makes up the Incheon Free Economic Zone, which South Korea designated in August 2003 as its first free economic zone, built to attract foreign and high-technology investment.
A 50 MW AI data centre is planned in the district, announced on 7 October 2026, with a liquid-cooled AI zone. Building is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2026 and end in the first quarter of 2030.
Cheongna sits outside the zones where a regional pricing plan proposed in August 2026 would cut power rates to draw data centres away from the capital. A telecom-owned operator choosing it anyway suggests that nearness to customers and network hubs still outweighs the price signal.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 18 October 2026. Editorial standards.