Blockchain Transforms $8B Energy Assets into Tradable Tokens

Ant Digital Technologies, the blockchain division of Ant Group, is advancing its efforts to tokenize over $8.4 billion in energy infrastructure by leveraging its AntChain platform. The company has been tracking power output and potential outages from 15 million new energy devices, including wind turbines and solar panels across China, and transferring the data onto its blockchain. This initiative, already beyond the planning phase, has enabled Ant Digital to complete financing for three clean energy projects through tokenization, raising roughly 300 million yuan ($42 million) in total for the operating companies involved [2].

The company’s strategy revolves around the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), a process that allows companies to bypass traditional financial intermediaries by directly issuing digital tokens to investors. These tokens represent fractional ownership or future revenue streams from the underlying physical assets, enabling faster, more cost-effective access to capital and potentially expanding investment opportunities to a broader audience, including retail investors. Ant Digital has already demonstrated the feasibility of this model through two major transactions: securing 100 million yuan ($14 million) for Longshine Technology Group in August 2024 and raising over 200 million yuan ($28 million) for GCL Energy Technology in December by linking their photovoltaic assets to its blockchain [2].

Looking ahead, Ant Digital is exploring ways to enhance liquidity for tokenized assets by listing them on offshore decentralized exchanges, though this expansion remains contingent on regulatory approval. The company is also participating in a regulatory sandbox led by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to explore tokenization applications. Hong Kong’s evolving regulatory framework for digital assets, including recent rules governing stablecoin issuance, will be critical to Ant Digital’s future growth in this space [2]. Meanwhile, mainland China maintains a strict ban on crypto-related transactions, posing potential challenges for the company’s broader ambitions.

Blockchain and asset tokenization currently account for a small portion of Ant Digital’s revenue, which is largely derived from enterprise technology solutions such as privacy and security services for companies. The unit has also invested in Pharos Network Technology, a public blockchain platform whose CEO is a former Ant employee. Ant Digital has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong-based Yunfeng Financial Group to explore RWA tokenization and related blockchain innovations [2].

Ant Group’s global arm, Ant International, is also pursuing blockchain-based applications for cross-border corporate payments and applying for stablecoin-related licenses. In July 2025, reports indicated that Ant Group was working with Circle to integrate USDC into its blockchain platform, signaling continued expansion into the stablecoin sector. The broader RWA tokenization market has seen significant growth, with onchain value nearly doubling since the beginning of 2025, reaching a record $28.4 billion, largely driven by tokenized private credit and US Treasurys [3].

Source: [1] Ant Digital plans to tokenize over $8 billion in energy assets (https://www.theblock.co/post/369959/ant-group-tokenize-energy-assets) [2] Ant Digital Arm Puts $8 Billion Energy Assets on Its ... (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-09/ant-digital-arm-puts-8-billion-energy-assets-on-its-blockchain) [3] Ant Digital is putting $8B in energy assets on the blockchain (https://cointelegraph.com/news/ant-digital-puts-8b-energy-assets-blockchain)