Samsung SDS breaks ground on 60MW AI data center in Gumi

The KRW 427.3 billion facility is the first concrete project under Samsung Group's KRW 60 trillion regional investment plan Samsung SDS has started building a 60 MW AI data center in Gumi, South Korea. The site will serve industrial robots, generative AI, and cloud workloads. It is also the first tangible piece of Samsung Group’s KRW 60 trillion investment pledge. What Samsung is building, and where The groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 2, 2026. The facility sits in Gongdan-dong, Gumi, in North Gyeongsang Province. The land has a history. It was formerly Samsung Electronics Gumi Plant 1, so a site that once made hardware will now host the machines that run AI models. The site covers approximately 46,280 square meters. Initial power capacity is set at 60 MW, with room to expand to 120 MW. Samsung SDS is putting KRW 427.3 billion, about $319 million, into the project. Its board approved the investment in January 2026. The schedule is long but specific. Completion is expected by December 2028, with operations targeted for March 2029. The technical pitch: GPUs, cooling, and colocation The center will use a hybrid cooling system that pairs air cooling with liquid cooling. T...