September 10, 2025

By Anjali Kochhar

Ant Group’s enterprise arm, Ant Digital Technologies, has moved to anchor more than 60 billion yuan (approximately $8.4 billion) in energy infrastructure and real-world power assets onto its proprietary blockchain, AntChain. The initiative is based on insights from individuals familiar with the matter.

This transformation involves real-time monitoring of around 15 million clean energy devices including wind turbines, solar panels, and charging stations across China. Power outputs and outage data are being continuously uploaded to the AntChain network for transparency and traceability.

To date, Ant Digital has completed financing for three clean energy projects using tokenized infrastructure, raising roughly 300 million yuan ($42 million). Notably, Longshine Technology secured around 100 million yuan, and GCL Energy Technology raised approximately 200 million yuan, both through this blockchain-based mechanism.

Looking ahead, Ant Digital is exploring the issuance of these tokens on offshore decentralised exchanges, which could significantly boost asset liquidity. However, this step is contingent on gaining regulatory clearance.

Tokenisation of infrastructure assets marks a major shift in traditional finance. By converting physical energy assets into digital tokens, Ant Digital enables fractional ownership, streamlined fundraising, and expanded investment access, including potentially retail-level participation. This process can bypass intermediaries such as loan officers and underwriters, reducing costs and delays.

In related developments, Ant Digital has begun tokenising AI server infrastructure. In collaboration with Aurora Optoelectronics, the firm introduced the first real-world asset pilot backed by computing assets in August, further diversifying its tokenisation strategy.

The strategic move aligns with Ant Digital’s broader expansion into financial hubs such as Hong Kong and Dubai where regulatory frameworks now increasingly support tokenized assets. Additionally, collaborative efforts with organisations like Yunfeng Financial Group and OSL aim to build institutional-grade real-world asset infrastructure.

While this approach heralds new financing paradigms, challenges persist. Regulatory environments remain fragmented, and token-market liquidity is still developing. As global interest in real-world asset tokenisation grows, Ant Digital’s initiative stands out for its scale, ambition, and potential to reshape green infrastructure investment.

About the author

Anjali Kochhar covers cryptocurrency and blockchain stories in India as well as globally. Having been in the field of media and journalism for over four years now, she has developed a sharp news sense and works hard to present information that goes beyond the obvious. She is an avid reader and loves writing on a wide range of subjects.