HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will supply power generation facilities worth KRW 956 billion to data centers operated by U.S. big tech companies. Following a contract in April, the company has secured an additional order for data center power generation facilities in the United States, expanding its related business.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on the 10th that it has signed a contract with U.S. energy infrastructure developer Corban Energy Group for the supply of 9.6 MW-class HiMSEN engine-based power generation facilities.

The contract is for a total capacity of 1,000 MW and a value of KRW 956 billion, marking the largest-ever power generation engine supply contract in the company’s history. The supplied facilities will be used as power sources for data centers operated by U.S.-based big tech companies.

Corban Energy Group is an energy infrastructure and engineering company that supplies gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and power products for infrastructure projects such as data center construction and projects of the U.S. Department of War (DoW).

In April, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries also signed a contract worth KRW 627.1 billion with U.S. energy infrastructure developer AEG to supply power generation facilities for data centers. Including the latest deal, the value of disclosed orders this year for U.S. data center power generation facilities amounts to KRW 1.5831 trillion.

The 9.6 MW-class HiMSEN engines supplied under this contract are large-capacity medium-speed engines that can be operated 24 hours a day, delivering high output and high efficiency. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Corban Energy Group plan to extend their cooperation to follow-up projects starting with this contract.

Driven by the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI) services and increased investment in cloud infrastructure, power demand from U.S. data centers is also rising. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the United States forecasts that the share of data centers in total U.S. power consumption could expand to more than three times the current level by 2030.

HD Hyundai is also expanding data center-related businesses at the group level. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering is developing core technologies for floating data centers, while HD Hyundai Electric is pursuing projects in power distribution and electrical equipment, and HD Hyundai Marine Solution is carrying out maintenance and servicing for power generation engines.

An HD Hyundai Heavy Industries official stated, “We are receiving a series of collaboration inquiries in the market for data center power generation engines,” adding, “We will pursue a wide range of business opportunities to strengthen our position in the power generation facilities market.”

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