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Stargate Korea (two sites) (Samsung and SK; OpenAI), South Korea (sites not verified)

Samsung and SK; OpenAI

Stargate Korea (two sites) (Samsung and SK and OpenAI; South Korea (sites not verified)) has no dated promise on the record; at the end-of-August 2026 reading the public record evidences 0 MW of IT load against 20 MW announced or estimated. The book’s verdict: never dated.

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Announced or estimated (IT load)20 MW
Evidenced power (IT load), end of August 20260 MW
The book’s verdictNever dated

The ledger’s reading is the end of August 2026: the promises and the states as they stood then. Each row’s evidence carries its own date, printed on it.

The promise and the record, on one line. The book’s verdict: Never dated.
  • Evidence read
  • Today

0 MW evidenced at the end-of-August 2026 reading, of 20 MW announced or estimated (0%).

The announcement

Announced or estimated capacity (IT load)
20 MW
Where the announcement was read
openai.com
When it was read

The promise

What was promised
none

At the close of the record

Evidenced power (IT load), end of August 2026
0 MW
Where the evidence was read
not on file
When it was read
The book’s verdict
Never dated

The book’s note

20 MW may be per site (40 MW), unresolved. The only date given was a construction start in March 2026, not first power or operations; the minister later said timing was undecided. The August 2026 compilation records 0 publicly verified and names no source for the zero.

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Is Stargate Korea (two sites) energized?
Stargate Korea (two sites) (Samsung and SK and OpenAI; South Korea (sites not verified)) has no dated promise on the record; at the end-of-August 2026 reading the public record evidences 0 MW of IT load against 20 MW announced or estimated. The book’s verdict: never dated.
When was Stargate Korea (two sites) promised to be energized?
The record holds no dated promise for Stargate Korea (two sites).
Who is building Stargate Korea (two sites)?
Samsung (partner), SK (partner), OpenAI (partner).
How to cite this page

Dryburgh, Lee S. “Stargate Korea (two sites).” In The AI Compute Race. DRYBURGH. https://dryburgh.com/vol1/ledger/stargate-korea-two-sites (accessed 2026-11-01).

BibTeX

@misc{dryburgh-stargate-korea-two-sites-2026,
  author = {Dryburgh, Lee S.},
  title = {{Stargate Korea (two sites)}},
  howpublished = {In \emph{The AI Compute Race}, DRYBURGH},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dryburgh.com/vol1/ledger/stargate-korea-two-sites},
  note = {Accessed 2026-11-01}
}

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