AI Drives Energy Investment Surge

The global energy sector requires an estimated $4 trillion in annual investment to keep pace with the escalating demands of data centres and artificial intelligence. This surge in demand necessitates significant infrastructure development, including new transmission lines, with at least six million kilometres needed by 2050.

Gas shortages are increasing electricity prices, as gas is essential for data centres' baseload power. Companies are investing significant capital to construct larger, high-capacity, next-generation data centres designed to meet the growing performance and power requirements of AI workloads.

Utilities are modernising transmission grids to ensure stability for AI data centres. ADNOC aims to become the most "AI native energy company," focusing on AI agents for automation and efficiency.