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Brookfield ups Bloom Energy AI power deal to $25bn

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Brookfield Asset Management has raised its financing commitment to Bloom Energy to $25 billion, a fivefold jump from the original October 2025 allocation. The injection backs a joint effort to deploy fuel‑cell power for AI data centres worldwide, and to accelerate commercial rollouts. By scaling the partnership, Brookfield aims to lock in low‑carbon electricity for the surge in AI compute demand.

The enlarged framework sits inside Brookfield’s dedicated AI Infrastructure Fund, launched in November 2025 with a $100 billion deployment target. The fund already holds more than $100 billion across digital infrastructure and clean‑energy assets, positioning the firm to back large‑scale AI factories, power solutions and strategic capital ties, and to capture rising demand for resilient compute sites. This move deepens its stake in the emerging AI‑powered energy market.

Investors see the Bloom Energy partnership as a hedge against grid constraints as AI workloads consume ever‑more power. By locking in fuel‑cell capacity, Brookfield can offer clients predictable energy costs while meeting ESG mandates. The $25 billion commitment underscores the firm’s belief that clean, on‑site power will become a core cost driver for next‑generation AI clusters, making the financing a decisive step toward scaling AI infrastructure.