Digital Edge has announced the acquisition of a fully powered land parcel in Ansan, South Korea, supported by a 90 MVA power agreement, to develop a 60 MW hyperscale, AI-ready data center. The project titled SEL5 will support ultra high-density workloads and advanced liquid cooling technologies.
In a press release, Digital Edge revealed that the site will feature a dual-feed power architecture supported by two independent 154 kV substations, enhancing grid resilience and supporting 99.99 percent availability for mission-critical AI and cloud workloads. The facility’s cooling architecture, including a chiller plant with integrated free cooling, is expected to achieve a market-leading annualized PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) below 1.25.
“South Korea continues to be one of the most strategically important digital infrastructure markets in Asia, driven by accelerating cloud adoption and rapidly growing AI demand,” said John Freeman, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Edge. “With SEL5, we have secured large-scale power in a highly constrained market and paired it with a resilient, scalable site capable of supporting next-generation hyperscale deployments.”
SEL5 benefits from low-latency access to central Seoul, and is located within Ansan’s Sihwa National Industrial Complex. This government-designated industrial zone is increasingly evolving into an important hub for digital infrastructure and the broader AI ecosystem. With SEL5, Digital Edge’s South Korea footprint now spans five data centers across Seoul, Incheon, Ansan, and Busan.
According to Mordor Intelligence, the South Korean data center market is valued at US$ 1.99 billion dollars in 2026, and is projected to grow to US$ 5.02 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 20.38 percent. In terms of IT load capacity, it is expected to grow from 1.96 GW in 2025, to 6.32 GW in 2031, at a CAGR of 26.29 percent.