Jun 08, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Digital Edge is expanding in South Korea with the acquisition of a powered land parcel in Ansan, near Seoul. Backed by a 90MVA power agreement, the site will host SEL5, a planned 60MW data center. The facility will feature dual-feed power from two independent 154kV substations and support high-density AI workloads with liquid cooling and integrated free-cooling systems. Development timelines have not been disclosed.
“South Korea continues to be one of the most strategically important digital infrastructure markets in Asia, driven by accelerating cloud adoption and rapidly growing AI demand,” said John Freeman, Digital Edge CEO.
“With SEL5, we have secured large-scale power in a highly constrained market and paired it with a resilient, scalable site capable of supporting next-generation hyperscale deployments. This investment further demonstrates Digital Edge’s ability to secure strategic infrastructure positions, execute complex transactions, and deliver capacity at scale across Asia-Pacific as customer demand for AI and cloud infrastructure continues to accelerate.”
Founded in 2020 by New York-based private equity firm Stonepeak, Digital Edge has a portfolio of around 25 data centers in operation or under development, representing more than 1.1GW of IT capacity across Asia-Pacific. The company entered South Korea in 2021 through the acquisition of data center assets from Sejong Telecom, including facilities in Seoul and Busan.
