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Standard & Poor's Global warns that as Korean companies participate in large-scale data center construction as part of the “Big Three Super Projects,” their investment burden is expected to increase dramatically and may further put pressure on corporate credit ratings. S&P said in a report on the 21st that the scale of investment in data centers in South Korea is expected to reach about 900 billion US dollars in the next 10 years, and participating companies such as telecom operators will greatly expand their data center business. At the same time, however, the investment burden on enterprises will increase rapidly, which may put pressure on their credit conditions. S&P Global pointed out that in order to minimize the impact on credit conditions, Korean companies are likely to adopt structures such as asset securitization and project financing like overseas data center construction projects, but a significant increase in capital expenditure is still unavoidable. According to statistics from market research agency 451 Research, South Korea currently accounts for only 2.5% of the Asia-Pacific data center market, which is relatively small.

Zhitongcaijing·09/21/2026 07:17:17
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Standard & Poor's Global warns that as Korean companies participate in large-scale data center construction as part of the “Big Three Super Projects,” their investment burden is expected to increase dramatically and may further put pressure on corporate credit ratings. S&P said in a report on the 21st that the scale of investment in data centers in South Korea is expected to reach about 900 billion US dollars in the next 10 years, and participating companies such as telecom operators will greatly expand their data center business. At the same time, however, the investment burden on enterprises will increase rapidly, which may put pressure on their credit conditions. S&P Global pointed out that in order to minimize the impact on credit conditions, Korean companies are likely to adopt structures such as asset securitization and project financing like overseas data center construction projects, but a significant increase in capital expenditure is still unavoidable. According to statistics from market research agency 451 Research, South Korea currently accounts for only 2.5% of the data center market in the Asia-Pacific region, which is relatively small.