International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi affirmed on October 31 that nuclear energy must play an important role in meeting the rapidly increasing global electricity demand due to the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI), data centers and digital transformation.
Speaking via video at the APEC CEO Summit 2025 held in Gyeongju City (South Korea), Mr. Grossi said the rapid development of AI is significantly increasing global electricity consumption, creating both challenges and opportunities for clean energy.
“Data centers currently use about 1.5% of global electricity and that number is growing by more than 10% every year,” he said.
In addition, he also revealed that large technology corporations such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta are signing power purchase agreements and considering using nuclear energy to operate AI data centers.
According to the head of the IAEA, nuclear energy is a large-scale, stable and low-carbon solution that can complement renewable energy thanks to its ability to provide continuous electricity day and night, regardless of weather conditions.
More than 20 countries are currently aiming to triple global nuclear power capacity by mid-century, while about 30 others are developing civil nuclear power programs with IAEA support.
He also said advanced designs such as small modular reactors (SMRs) and next-generation systems being developed in many APEC economies would make nuclear energy more flexible and safer.
He affirmed that as the economy becomes increasingly digital and industrial activities become electrified, AI and nuclear energy will develop together, because AI is the driving force for innovation, and nuclear energy plays a supporting role in that process.
Mr. Grossi emphasized that with the demand for electricity continuing to increase, climate pressure growing and the speed of technological development becoming faster, all clean energy sources need to be utilized, in which nuclear energy is an important part of the solution./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/nang-luong-hat-nhan-dong-vai-tro-then-chot-trong-ky-nguyen-ai-post1074038.vnp
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