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Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the Al Dhafra gas-fired power plant construction site in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on October 21 (local time), inspecting progress and encouraging employees working amid Middle East war instability, Yonhap and other outlets report. He discussed future plans with Samsung C&T and Samsung E&A executives, including AI data centers and energy infrastructure, as Samsung eyes expanding from nuclear and gas power into AI and energy businesses in the UAE, its key Middle East hub. He also had lunch with local staff to hear their working conditions and concerns, Maeil Business reports. Korean media frame the visit as field management tied to surging power demand for AI and semiconductors, with one report noting a 1GW-class power facility boom and Samsung group-level energy projects.