Ento Capital and MEG launch $500M platform to convert energy surplus into digital infrastructure
Ento Capital has launched a $500 million digital energy infrastructure platform through its Entocore Infrastructure Fund, backed by a project pipeline exceeding $2.5 billion and one gigawatt of renewable energy capacity, in a move that brings together energy assets, institutional capital, and compute demand under a single regulated investment structure.
The platform is being developed in partnership with Masirah Energy Gateway, an Oman-based energy infrastructure company that has contributed assets directly into the Fund and signed a memorandum of understanding with relevant authorities covering large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure development across the region. Ento Capital operates from the Dubai International Financial Centre and is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The Entocore Infrastructure Fund is structured as a DIFC Qualified Investor Fund, providing institutional-grade governance and cross-border investment capabilities.
The launch comes as global data centre investment is projected to reach approximately $1.1 trillion by 2029, driven by accelerating demand for artificial intelligence and compute infrastructure. Data centres already account for around 4% of global electricity consumption, a figure expected to rise materially in the coming years, placing mounting pressure on energy systems that were not designed to absorb this scale of demand.
Hayssam El Masri, Senior Executive Officer of Ento Capital, said the platform is designed to meet that pressure with disciplined capital deployment. “This is a moment to build, not just participate. As demand for compute and energy infrastructure accelerates globally, scalable and well-structured platforms will define the next phase of growth. Through this platform, we are focused on deploying capital efficiently and supporting the long-term expansion of energy-backed digital infrastructure,” he said.
The investment case is grounded in a structural inefficiency that the platform’s backers believe is only widening. A substantial portion of energy produced globally today remains underutilised, while demand across developing markets continues to grow rapidly. That mismatch creates conditions for platforms capable of converting surplus or stranded energy into productive digital infrastructure — but doing so at scale requires both energy origination expertise and a financial architecture capable of attracting institutional capital. The Entocore Fund has been built to provide both.
Yvo de Zwart, Chief Executive Officer of Masirah Energy Gateway, said the decision to contribute assets rather than simply provide capital reflects the depth of MEG’s alignment with the platform’s objectives. “Our participation through an asset contribution reflects our commitment to aligning strategic infrastructure assets with scalable investment platforms. Combined with our engagement under the memorandum of understanding with the relevant authorities to develop large-scale energy infrastructure, this positions us to support the integration of energy capacity into broader energy and digital infrastructure ecosystems across the region,” he said.
On the operational side, PermianChain is providing energy origination, offtake facilitation, and technical advisory services across asset development, optimisation, and long-term performance management. The firm is building an active offtake pipeline, with early engagement from compute and energy clients pointing to strong and growing demand for integrated, energy-backed digital infrastructure solutions.
Mohamed El-Masri, Founder and CEO of PermianChain, said the complexity of the convergence between energy and digital infrastructure demands more than capital. “The convergence of energy and digital infrastructure requires both technical expertise and disciplined execution. We are actively developing an offtake pipeline, with strong engagement and positive feedback from compute and energy clients, highlighting growing demand for scalable, energy-backed digital infrastructure,” he said.
The Entocore Infrastructure Fund targets attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of stable yield characteristics and long-term growth potential, with infrastructure platforms operating at scale having demonstrated the capacity for up to 5x returns on invested capital over time. The global investment gap in energy and infrastructure runs into the trillions of dollars, and the Fund’s managers say the combination of assets already in the ground, a regulated institutional structure, and an active offtake pipeline positions the platform to pursue that opportunity with a credibility that earlier entrants to the space have struggled to establish.