Governments and industry must recognise the need for molecules to create electrons for powering artificial intelligence and invest $4 trillion in capital to boost infrastructure and grid efficiencies, according to the UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.
Speaking at the opening of the world’s largest energy event, ADIPEC 2025, in Abu Dhabi today, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, who is also Adnoc Managing Director and Group CEO of XRG (the investment arm of Adnoc), said, “Policy must enable progress, not obstruct growth. The [policies] must be pragmatic, not performative – here we take a pragmatic approach to fast-track progress, and we are using every technology available. Tune out the noise, track the signal – and the long-term outlook shows us demand growth for every form of energy across every market.”
He said electricity demand would keep surging through to 2040 as power demand for AI looks set to increase four-fold, jet fuel demand will rise by 30% and LNG “will grow by 50%”.
“What we’re really talking about here is energy addition,” he said.
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