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Energy shock "has not yet ended" and AI increases energy demand, IMF warns

Jornal de Negócios2 September 2026 at 07:26

The International Monetary Fund warned that the energy shock "has not yet ended", expressing concern about the sustainability of energy supply globally.

The IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, stated that the global economy managed to absorb the energy shock "better than expected", which represents a temporary relief for international markets.

Georgieva contrasted this situation with the increase in artificial intelligence investment, which according to her "boosted growth" in the United States, South Korea and other countries integrated in the technological value chain.

This AI-driven growth includes electricity production projects aimed at meeting the growing energy needs associated with this technology, highlighting the additional pressure that the expansion of artificial intelligence exerts on the world's energy infrastructure.

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