Surging Power Demand from AI Data Centers... Power Equipment Stocks Rally Across the Board

During the morning session on the 15th, domestic power equipment-related stocks are rising in unison, drawing market attention. Hyosung Heavy Industries led the sector's upward trend with a gain of over 9%, while HD Hyundai Electric also continued its upward momentum, attracting investors' attention.

Buying interest is flowing into related sectors as expectations grow for increased power demand driven by the expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry and expanded investment in global power grids.

"Core Infrastructure of the AI Era"... Data Center Power Demand Expected to Surge

The market is highly evaluating the growth potential of related companies as power infrastructure expansion emerges as a major global investment theme.

With the global expansion of AI data center construction in recent times, securing power supply capacity has become a critical challenge. As generative AI services spread, the power consumption required to operate large-scale servers will increase, which is expected to drive up demand for power transmission and distribution equipment, transformers, and power devices.

Securities firms analyze that the power equipment sector is establishing itself beyond a simple cyclical stock to become a key infrastructure beneficiary industry of the AI era. This is because the expansion of data centers, electric vehicles, and renewable energy can all lead to increased power demand.

U.S. and European Power Grid Modernization in Full Swing... Korean Companies Expected to Benefit

In particular, investment in replacing aging power grids and integrating renewable energy is expanding, centered on the United States and Europe. As power grid modernization projects get underway in earnest, there is analysis that the potential for domestic companies producing transformers, circuit breakers, and transmission equipment to benefit is also growing.

Hyosung Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Electric are cited as representative companies with competitiveness in the extra-high-voltage transformer and power device sectors. The industry expects that if the expansion of global power infrastructure investment continues, it could lead to increased orders and improved earnings.

Easing of Geopolitical Risk Also a Positive... "Expectations for Stabilization of Investment Environment"

Recent expectations of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran are also stimulating risk asset preference across financial markets. There are assessments that if geopolitical uncertainty eases, the global infrastructure investment environment could also stabilize.

Experts projected that the scale of future global power grid investment and major order achievements will be key variables in the stock price trends of power equipment stocks. With the growth of the AI industry and the expansion of power infrastructure converging, market interest in related companies is expected to continue for the time being.

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