Digital infrastructure will not be defined by capacity alone.
It will also depend on whether the energy systems behind that capacity can scale with the same certainty.
This was the key focus of the “Hyperscaling Clean Power – From Emissions Certificates to Firm Clean Power 24/7” panel hosted by S&P Global Energy alongside Ecosperity Week 2026 in Singapore.
Thavaneethan Maniam, General Manager, Energy, K2 Strategic, joined fellow panellists to examine how the rapid growth of AI and data centres is changing the way clean power must be planned, procured and delivered.
Renewable energy certificates remain part of the toolkit. But they are not a complete answer to continuous and rapidly growing demand. The pathway towards firm, carbon-free power will require greater coordination across generation, grid infrastructure, procurement models, emerging technologies and policy.
For K2 Strategic, energy transition is not separate from digital infrastructure. It is fundamental to how we plan and build for the future.
Data centres can play an important role as long-term anchor offtakers, creating the demand certainty needed to support investment in cleaner and more resilient energy systems. Realising that potential, however, requires considering power strategy from the outset: alongside land, connectivity, delivery and long-term operations.
As Asia advances towards 2030, the challenge is not simply to add more capacity. It is to ensure that every new megawatt is reliable, scalable and progressively cleaner.
Thank you to S&P Global Energy, our fellow panellists and everyone who joined the discussion. We appreciate the opportunity to contribute an operator’s perspective to developing dependable energy systems for Asia’s digital growth.
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