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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 near conflict zones, Yonhap and other outlets report. The visit also served to discuss future business, including AI data centers and energy infrastructure, with Samsung C&T and Samsung E&A executives, amid Middle East instability. Maeil Business News adds that Lee had lunch with workers at the site, listening to their working conditions and grievances, and notes the broader context of surging 1GW-scale power demand for AI and semiconductors. The Korea Times reports the visit was to check construction progress and safety issues stemming from the Middle East war.