Recently, there has been a significant increase in interest in the development of smaller urban data centers. The demand for data centers, which was previously concentrated on specific cloud service providers, has recently expanded significantly among major companies, leading to a heightened interest in smaller sized data centers in urban areas. Hanwha, JB Asset Management, and others are promoting the development of small data centers under 10 megawatts (MW) in Yeongdeungpo-gu and Geumcheon-gu, where there is no obligation for power system impact assessments. Meanwhile, IGIS Asset Management and CapitaLand Investment Management, which have focused on investing in hyperscale data centers, are also embarking onsmall data center projects in urban areas. […]