Long treated in Southeast Asia as a distant or theoretical possibility, nuclear power is quietly returning to regional policy discussions, as the risks of energy shortfalls, price instability and system fragility are becoming harder to ignore.
While overland cables are just as important, the geographic flexibility offered by subsea cables will have a catalytic impact on regional energy transition by increasing the numbers of energy buyers and sellers.
While much of the AI debate focuses on its economic potential, its expanding physical footprint tells a different story. The machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or electricity.