The UAE’s electricity generation levels open a major opportunity for regional energy trading, particularly for powering AI infrastructure
The global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) is prompting some countries to delay their energy transition plans for fear of missing out on the economic potential of a rapidly evolving trillion-dollar industry, experts warned during Dubai AI Week 2025.
AI capabilities require data centers, and data centers consume large amounts of electricity. For instance, U.S. data centers consumed more than 4 percent of the country’s total electricity in 2023, and by 2030 that fraction could rise to 9 percent, according to…
