{"id":"744209b6-b41d-41df-ad60-55fe6784c101","url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ai-boom-strain-electricity-grids-hitachi-energy-ceo-6461951","domain":"channelnewsasia.com","outlet":{"name":"Channel News Asia","country":"SG","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"AI boom puts growing strain on electricity grids, says Hitachi Energy CEO","plainHeadline":"AI boom strains electricity grids, says Hitachi Energy CEO","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Hitachi Energy CEO says data centers' energy use has surged to two gigawatts per facility.","IEA projects data center electricity consumption to rise from 485 TWh in 2025 to 950 TWh by 2030.","Inadequate grid infrastructure identified as main barrier to meeting rising demand and renewables.","Hitachi Energy supports India’s grid expansion with HVDC technology and local manufacturing.","Costs of upgrading grids are expected to be borne by consumers and taxpayers, per the CEO."],"topics":["Energy","Climate"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T10:37:53.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T10:51:33.184Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/8f1d490c-8cb0-4da6-bc88-ffbec8fd977c","storyId":"8f1d490c-8cb0-4da6-bc88-ffbec8fd977c","image":"https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Ts3T8s3s--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/v1/one-cms/core/2026-08-19T104520Z_3_LYNXMPEM7I0M8_RTROPTP_3_USA-ECONOMY-MANUFACTURING-DATACENTERS.JPG?itok=_JoPEmmW","author":"Priyata Brajabasi","dek":"Speaking to CNA at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, Hitachi Energy’s Andreas Schierenbeck says expanding electricity networks is essential to meeting rising energy needs."}