Powering AI: Meeting the Data-Centre Energy Demand

AI and data-centre growth is creating a new source of large, concentrated and round-the-clock electricity demand. For power providers, this creates a significant growth opportunity while placing new pressure on generation capacity and grids. Power availability and grid connection are increasingly shaping where new data centres can be built. Meeting demand at pace will require new generation, stronger networks and more efficient power infrastructure. The discussion will focus on how energy providers prepare for AI-driven demand, what generation and grid capacity needs to be built, and how reliability and affordability are protected as the load grows.