AWS Incheon Gajwa Hyperscale AI Campus
Status: Active Development / Permitted Pre-Construction Phase (First Self-Owned AWS Site in South Korea) | Location: 585-49 and 585-1 Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 22839, South Korea
Project Overview
The Amazon AWS Incheon Data Center is a major hyperscale digital infrastructure development located on a 44,812-square-meter site at 585-49 and 585-1 Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea. Developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the project is described as the company’s first self-owned data center development in South Korea and forms part of its broader investment strategy to expand cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The development aligns with South Korea’s growing demand for scalable computing infrastructure, driven by enterprise digital transformation, generative AI adoption, cloud migration, and data-intensive applications. Its location in Incheon provides access to the Seoul metropolitan business ecosystem, established telecommunications networks, and a major industrial and logistics region. These advantages can support connectivity between cloud platforms, enterprises, and digital services operating across the country. The project is associated with AWS’s broader multi-year investment commitment of more than $5.8 billion in South Korea, reflecting the strategic importance of the market within the company’s Asia-Pacific operations. Hyperscale facilities play a critical role in delivering cloud-based computing, storage, databases, analytics, and AI services while providing infrastructure that can scale alongside customer demand. The Incheon development also highlights the increasing importance of domestic digital infrastructure in supporting South Korea’s technology sector and expanding AI ecosystem. As businesses adopt advanced computing applications, reliable data center capacity becomes increasingly important for performance, resilience, and service availability. Through its planned infrastructure expansion, AWS aims to strengthen its regional cloud presence and support customers across multiple industries. The project’s long-term contribution will depend on its final capacity, power availability, connectivity, and operational deployment, but it underscores the continuing investment in South Korea’s hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure market.
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project Name | AWS Incheon Gajwa Hyperscale AI Campus |
| Location | 585-49 and 585-1 Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 22839, South Korea |
| Status | Active Development / Permitted Pre-Construction Phase (First Self-Owned AWS Site in South Korea) |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Greenfield Hyperscale, Sovereign AI & AWS Availability Zone Data Center |
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City Profile
| Header | Details |
|---|---|
| City Name | Incheon |
| Population | ~3.0 million |
| Urban Agglomeration | Part of the Seoul Capital Area (~26 million population) |
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