GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) is joining hands with LS ELECTRIC to strengthen the competitiveness of power infrastructure for its artificial intelligence (AI) data center business.

GS E&C announced on the 10th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on “joint response to changes in the AI data center (AIDC) business environment” at LS Yongsan Tower in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, with GS E&C President Heo Yoon-hong, LS ELECTRIC Chairman Koo Ja-kyun, and LS ELECTRIC President Chae Dae-seok in attendance.

The two companies will establish a cooperative system that can supply major power equipment required for AI data centers that GS E&C is promoting and planning in a timely manner. They plan to expand cooperation in the supply of power equipment and related technological fields in line with changes in the data center business and technology environment going forward.

This agreement is not limited to a specific data center project, but is a comprehensive agreement that takes into account GS E&C’s data center business overall, including projects under development and review. Specific applications, including target projects and types of power equipment, will be determined as individual projects are further defined.

The companies will also cooperate in next-generation data center power technologies. They will share technologies related to modular data centers and direct current (DC) distribution-based power solutions, and jointly respond to design and technical requirements from major clients such as global big tech companies.

AI data centers operate large-scale high-performance computing equipment such as graphics processing units (GPUs), and therefore require higher power density and cooling performance than existing cloud data centers. Substations and power distribution facilities for the stable supply of large-scale electricity are also regarded as core infrastructure.

Through this collaboration, GS E&C plans to enhance the stability of power equipment supply while securing power solutions capable of responding to the technological transition from cloud data centers to AI data centers.

A GS E&C official stated, “AI data centers require higher levels of power stability and efficient power operation than conventional data centers, making power infrastructure competitiveness a key factor that determines the success or failure of the business,” adding, “We will strengthen the competitiveness of our AI data center business by jointly responding not only to the supply of power equipment, but also to next-generation power solutions and the technical requirements of global clients.”

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