Highlights

  • Active Energy plans internal Bitcoin mining to utilise spare UAE digital infrastructure capacity efficiently.
  • Treasury policy caps digital assets at 30% with rebalancing provisions in place.
  • Pre-sold capacity at the initial UAE site has increased to approximately 60%.

Active Energy Group (LSE:AEG) a renewable energy and digital infrastructure company, has announced plans to utilise spare and transitional capacity within its UAE digital infrastructure network for proprietary Bitcoin mining. The initiative forms part of the Group’s treasury management strategy and is intended to ensure that available energy and infrastructure capacity is used during phased site energisation and prior to full third-party client onboarding.

According to the announcement, this approach allows the Company to deploy capacity internally while it continues to contract infrastructure to external customers across hosting, AI, and data infrastructure segments. The strategy focuses on preventing underutilisation of assets during transition periods without altering the Company’s broader infrastructure plans.

Treasury Framework and Asset Limits
Any Bitcoin generated through this activity will be held within the Company’s treasury and managed under defined policy limits. Active Energy has stated that no more than 30% of its treasury will be held in digital assets at any given time. If treasury holdings move beyond these thresholds, the Company expects to rebalance, which may include the sale of surplus digital assets.

Proceeds from any such rebalancing may be allocated towards further infrastructure development. This aligns with the Group’s stated objective of expanding its total capacity to 100MW by the end of 2026. The Company has not indicated any changes to its treasury policy beyond these parameters.

Operational Readiness and Onboarding
The Company also outlined operational considerations linked to the strategy. By installing and optimising mining equipment ahead of full third-party utilisation, procurement and installation timelines may be reduced. This setup is intended to allow future customers to become operational within the infrastructure without delay once onboarding occurs.

UAE Site Capacity Update
In a separate update, the Company confirmed progress at its initial 8MW UAE site. Following an earlier announcement on 6 October 2025 that around 35% of capacity had been pre-sold, a further 25% has now been secured under pre-sale arrangements. This brings the total pre-sold capacity at the site to approximately 60%.

The Company currently anticipates that the facility will become operational towards the end of January 2026. No changes to the expected commissioning timeline were disclosed in the announcement.

Integrated Energy and Digital Model
Active Energy stated that its approach integrates low-cost energy generation with flexible digital infrastructure. The Company views this model as linking the energy and digital asset sectors while supporting phased development and capacity allocation across its sites.

Share Price Snapshot
AEG was trading 12.90% higher at GBX 0.09 per share as of 16 December 2025.