Incheon
South Korean metropolitan city west of Seoul, home to the country's main international airport.
Incheon gained a 50 MW AI data-centre project on 7 October 2026, when KT Cloud and Hyundai Engineering announced a site at Cheongna, inside a capital region that South Korea's proposed power prices would not discount.
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KT Cloud plans 50 MW AI site in Incheon
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South Korea's third-most-populous city, after Seoul and Busan, had about 3.0 million residents in January 2026. It became a metropolitan city in 1981, separate from Gyeonggi Province, and hosts Incheon International Airport, the country's main international gateway. In August 2003 its districts of Songdo, Yeongjong and Cheongna became South Korea's first free economic zone.
The city's new AI data centre will rise at Cheongna. KT Cloud announced it on 7 October 2026, with building due to begin late in 2026 and finish early in 2030.
Incheon lies inside the Seoul capital region, where demand is concentrated but little power is generated. Since June 2024 new loads of 10 MW or more have needed a grid impact assessment. A regional pricing proposal published in August 2026 would make power cheaper outside the capital region to pull data centres away, and Incheon falls outside the cheaper zones.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 18 October 2026. Editorial standards.