Fir Hills AI Supercluster Jeollanam-do: Technical Specs & Infrastructure
Status: Announced / Under Development | Location: Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
Project Overview
The Fir Hills AI Supercluster is a mega-scale artificial intelligence data center development planned in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, and spearheaded by Stock Farm Road, Inc. in partnership with the provincial government. Led by Brian Koo and Dr. Amin Badr-El-Din, the project represents an ambitious investment initiative estimated between $10 billion and $35 billion, with the potential to scale to approximately 3 GW of power capacity. The development is designed to create a large-scale AI computing ecosystem capable of supporting advanced machine learning, foundational AI model training, inference, and other high-performance computing workloads. A central element of the project is its “Energy-to-Intelligence” (e2i²) framework, which integrates energy generation and advanced computing infrastructure into a coordinated development model. The campus is planned around high-density GPU infrastructure, requiring advanced cooling technologies to manage the substantial thermal loads generated by densely deployed AI accelerators. At the same time, the project emphasizes the integration of high-capacity renewable energy resources to support its significant electricity requirements and improve the sustainability of large-scale AI operations. The potential 3 GW capacity would position the Fir Hills development among the largest planned AI infrastructure projects in South Korea, providing substantial computing resources for domestic and international technology companies. Its location in Jeollanam-do also creates opportunities to connect AI infrastructure with the province’s growing renewable energy ecosystem. By combining large-scale power capacity, renewable energy integration, advanced GPU cooling, and hyperscale computing infrastructure, the Fir Hills AI Supercluster reflects a broader shift toward integrated AI and energy campuses. The project aims to establish a scalable foundation for next-generation AI workloads while demonstrating how renewable power and high-performance computing can be developed together as a unified digital infrastructure ecosystem.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Fir Hills AI Supercluster Jeollanam-do: Technical Specs & Infrastructure |
| Location | Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea |
| Status | Announced / Under Development |
| Commissioning | 2028 (Full Campus Target) |
| Total IT Load | ~3,000 MW (3.0 GW) Critical Power Capacity |
| Total Capacity | Multi-facility megacampus built to host ultra-high-density hyperscale AI workloads and supercomputing clusters |
| Tier Level | Tier IV Equivalent Fault-Tolerant AI Infrastructure |
| Project Type | High-Performance Computing (HPC) Dedicated AI Supercluster & Energy-to-Intelligence (e2i²) Node |
City Profile
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| City Name | Jeollanam-do |
| Population | Approximately 1.84 million (2025) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Not applicable as a province; major urban centers include Mokpo, Yeosu, Suncheon, and Naju |
| City GDP | Not separately stated in a directly comparable current source |
| Per Capita Income | Not separately reported in a directly comparable current source |
| City Tier | Tier 2, Major Industrial, Energy and Emerging Digital Infrastructure Region |
| Key Strengths | Renewable energy, offshore wind, petrochemicals, steel, shipbuilding, agriculture, logistics, ports, industrial complexes, and growing AI and data center infrastructure |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Stock Farm Road, Inc |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Jeollanam-do Provincial Government, South Korean Energy & Infrastructure Partners |
| Construction Contractor | To Be Announced |
| MEP Engineering | Specialized International Mission-Critical Engineering Consortium |
| Network Connectivity | Ultra-high-bandwidth dedicated subsea fiber landing backbones and regional dark fiber rings providing high-speed cross-border connectivity to domestic and global IX nodes. |
| Power Infrastructure | Direct integration with high-voltage utility grids, local offshore wind/solar renewables, Energy Storage Systems (ESS), dynamic load management, and multi-gigawatt backup power generation systems. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~3,000 MW (3.0 GW) Grid Substation & Generation Integration |
| UPS Redundancy | Distributed 2N / N+1 High-Density Static UPS Systems with Dynamic Grid Support |
| Cooling System | Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), Rear-Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx), and high-efficiency hybrid dry coolers engineered to handle ultra-high power density per rack (>100 kW/rack). |
| Connectivity | Low-latency sub-millisecond fiber routes to major domestic ICT hubs (Seoul/Gyeonggi) and international subsea cable gateways. |
| PUE Target | < 1.15 Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | High proportion of local renewable power (solar, offshore wind) combined with grid-scale ESS for load stabilization. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | February 2025 |
| Construction Start | Late 2025 / Early 2026 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | 2026 – 2027 (Phased Power Turn-up) |
| Full Buildout | 2028 (Full 3 GW Capacity Target) |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $10,000,000,000 USD (Initial Phase) / Up to $35,000,000,000 USD (Total Estimated Investment) |
| Funding | Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) & Private Equity (Stock Farm Road, Inc. / Investment Consortium) |