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Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Announces Measures to Alleviate Data Center Concentration in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and Promote Grid Decentralization

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has announced guidelines to support the decentralization of data center locations in order to reduce the burden on transmission and distribution networks caused by the concentration of data centers in the Seoul metropolitan area.

Release Date2023-03-09
Project SiteNationwide
Parties involvedMinistry of Trade, Industry and Energy · Korea Electric Power Corporation
Current StagePolicy Announcement

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01Formalization of Grid Load in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
02Encouraging Locations Outside the Capital Region
03Promoting Decentralization Based on Grid Conditions

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Policy announcements do not constitute approval for power supply for individual projects. Information regarding incentives for non-metropolitan areas, grid conditions, and the actual results of consultations with KEPCO is stored separately for each project site.

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