The energy challenges of Taiwan and Asia’s AI ambitions

Friday, December 12, 2025, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. 
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

As artificial intelligence usage accelerates across industries, its energy demands are reshaping global markets and regional strategies. Taiwan seeks to position itself as a leading AI hub, but it faces mounting challenges to support AI’s high energy consumption on top of existing energy security concerns. Heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels for power generation, Taiwan is contending with challenges of energy security, reliability, and sustainability in order to achieve its technological ambitions. Taiwan is not alone; countries across the Asia-Pacific are pursuing similar technological ambitions and sustainable energy goals at a time when supply chains are increasingly vulnerable amid intensifying geopolitical disruption and U.S.-China strategic competition.  

On December 12, the Center for Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation, and the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation USA Foundation will host a panel of experts for a discussion on the energy implications of the AI boom for Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region. They will examine how Taiwan and others in the region are handling their respective energy challenges in relation to their technological ambitions, what Taiwan can learn from its Asia-Pacific neighbors, and how the U.S. approach to energy and AI policy is impacting the Asia-Pacific region.