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Taihan Secures Power Grid Project for AI Data Center in Australia, Accelerating Global Market Expansion

- To build 330 kV-class power infrastructure on a turnkey basis, from design to construction

- Stable power supply essential for AIDCs, demonstrating Taihan’s EHV technology and project execution capabilities

- Growing AI adoption and AIDC investment expected to drive increased demand for power infrastructure

Taihan is accelerating its market expansion after securing a project to build power infrastructure for an AI data center in Australia.

Taihan announced on July 8 that it has won a turnkey project to build a power grid for an AI data center (AIDC) ordered by Transgrid, Australia’s largest electricity transmission network operator. The contract is valued at approximately KRW 45 billion.

The project is designed to provide a stable, large-scale power supply to an AIDC currently under construction in Australia. Under the contract, Taihan will build a 330 kV-class extra-high-voltage cable system on a turnkey basis.

An AIDC is a large-scale facility that operates around the clock without interruption, making it essential to establish a power grid capable of reliably supporting high electricity consumption. As the stability and reliability of power supply directly affect service operations, such projects require not only proven quality and reliability in extra-high-voltage cables, but also advanced technical expertise and project execution capabilities across grid design, engineering, construction, and site management. Drawing on its accumulated expertise in extra-high-voltage cables and extensive global project experience, Taihan was selected as the qualified contractor after competing with leading global companies.

Taihan has built a strong track record and competitiveness in Oceania by carrying out multiple projects across Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, the company successfully completed a 500 kV-class project, the highest-voltage underground cable project commercialized in the country, as well as the “Powering Sydney’s Future” project, a landmark 330 kV cable system project designed to expand Sydney’s power grid. Taihan has also completed a range of other projects in Oceania, including 275 kV and 132 kV projects in Australia and a 220 kV project in New Zealand.

This contract is significant as it demonstrates recognition of Taihan’s technological capabilities and project execution expertise in the rapidly growing AIDC power infrastructure market. As the expansion of AI and cloud services drives increasing demand for large-scale data processing and storage, investment in AIDCs is accelerating worldwide. Accordingly, infrastructure investment to ensure stable power supply is expected to increase, creating further business opportunities for Taihan in this sector.

A Taihan official said, “As AIDCs require a highly stable power supply, they demand advanced technical capabilities and extensive project execution experience. Building on this contract, we will further strengthen our efforts to target high-value-added power infrastructure markets, including global AIDC projects.”