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April 28 (Asia Today) — Samsung SDI is on the verge of securing a major battery supply agreement with Amazon for data centers, in a deal estimated to be worth up to 1 trillion won ($700 million-$1 billion), industry sources said on April 28.
According to multiple sources, negotiations between Samsung SDI and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for battery backup unit (BBU)-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems have entered the final stage, with only pricing discussions remaining.
AWS, the world’s largest cloud service provider, operates hyperscale data centers globally. As generative AI adoption accelerates, the company has been ramping up investments to secure stable and efficient power infrastructure. The surge in high-performance computing demand has significantly increased power consumption and load variability, highlighting the importance of energy storage systems (ESS), including…
