Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings’ second data center in the Seoul metropolitan area in South Korea, dubbed as SEL2 and developed in partnership with SK Ecoplant, is ready-for-service.
Originally announced in 2022, SEL2 marks the first phase of Digital Edge’s 100+MW campus in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, which is set to be one of the largest commercial data centre projects in South Korea once completed.
The company has confirmed the second phase of the development is already in the planning phase and is anticipated to commence construction in 2025.
SEL2 has been designed with Digital Edge’s next generation architecture to meet fast growing demand from local and international cloud providers.
The 36MW facility is AI ready and highly suitable for high power density applications, able to support a cabinet density of up to 130kw when a liquid cooling solution is used.
Digital Edge has confirmed that it has already secured an anchor tenant for SEL2.
The new data centre adds to Digital Edge’s existing two South Korean facilities in Seoul and Busan, which the company acquired from Sejong Telcom in 2021. It provides a natural extension to customers looking to expand from the company’s carrier dense SEL1 data centre in Gangnam district.
SEL2 is in very near to key transport networks, including Seoul’s major business districts via the Seoul-Incheon Expressway, promising high accessibility and convenience for both local and international customers.
South Korea’s generative AI market is also a key driver of data center demand, with the segment predicted to grow significantly this decade at an estimated CAGR of 46.64% (2024-2030) according to Statista.
“SEL2 further strengthens our presence across the market by bringing large scale, high-power density data center capacity to complement our existing connectivity-focused sites in Seoul and Busan,” said Andrew Pak, country manager for Digital Edge in South Korea.
