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South Korea's $880B chip plan faces power and water hurdles
South Korea's $880 billion semiconductor and AI initiative, combining corporate and government spending, aims to build massive chip clusters. However, a single megacluster would require a quarter of Seoul's total power demand, raising sustainability concerns. Water supply also lags behind the ambitious fab construction timeline.
Meridian48 take
The plan's scale is impressive, but the infrastructure gaps highlight a common tech industry blind spot: assuming energy and water will scale as easily as silicon.
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South Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand →
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