and other regions is expected to widen. As of 2025, Seoul accounted for 60% of the country's data centres, with nearly 2o0 facilities. According to official Korean requiring almost 49 GW of electricity. Up to 82% of these new facilities and about concentrated in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. While some overlap may exist between the 2025 pipeline and the 2029 projections, the trend toward Seoul- Notes: Seoul Area refers to the Seoul Metropolitan Area. Sub-regions = Seoul Area (Seoul-si, Gyeonggi-do, Incheon-si); Jeju (Jeju-do); Chungcheong (Chungcheongnam-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Sejong-si); Jeolla (Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, -uombues) uombues (uesin pue nbaea uesng 'op-weubuesbuoalg op-ynqbuesbuoalg) buesbuoalg :(is-nlbuemg do). Data for 2029 are forecasted values. Overlap between 2025 pipeline and 2029 projects may exist. concentration of data centres in the Seoul Metropolitan Area; Korea Data Association (2025). infrastructure, including generation assets and transmission networks, while also helps operators to tap into skilled talent pools. However, being close to urban deployment. In fact, locating facilities closer to renewable generation sites can