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      AI data centre boom drives new private investment in clean energy

      The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is creating fresh opportunities for private capital in clean energy, as power-hungry data centres seek additional sources of electricity without placing further pressure on existing grids, according to a report by Bloomberg.

      Solar generation and battery storage accounted for about 70% of new power capacity added during the first half of the year, highlighting the growing role of renewables in meeting rising electricity demand from data centres.

      The report cites Vinay Shandal, global head of sustainable investing at Boston Consulting Group, as saying that the investment opportunity was increasingly being driven by factors beyond climate policy, including the structural growth in electricity demand associated with AI.

      The shift comes as the Trump administration has rolled back or cancelled a number of US climate initiatives, potentially making investment cases based primarily on government support more challenging. At the same time, demand from data centres is creating a more commercially driven rationale for investment in renewable generation, storage and grid infrastructure.

      PE firms are positioning themselves around that opportunity. EQT, for example, is increasing its focus on renewable energy and the infrastructure needed to connect new generation to the grid, according to Jan Vesely, the firm’s partner and head of AI infrastructure and transition infrastructure.

      Vesely said data centre operators would increasingly need to develop additional power sources rather than relying solely on existing grid capacity, given the scale of electricity demand expected from AI infrastructure.

      He estimated that around $4tn could flow into energy infrastructure linked to AI, creating a significant potential market for investors in generation, transmission and related infrastructure.

      The opportunity also extends into climate technology. Tenzin Seldon, founder and managing partner of the Pulse Fund, said the firm’s latest $63m fund will invest across energy, infrastructure, mobility, and food and agriculture.

      Seldon said climate technology investments from the 2020 to 2024 vintages had generated returns above internal expectations, while arguing that vertically integrated solutions could help investors manage technology and deployment risks.


      Source: Private Equity Wire
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