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Q1 2026 Business Update & CEO Interview
Quantum Data Energy PLC (LSE: MAST) has provided a Q1 2026 business update, detailing its strategic shift towards becoming a modular, data-integrated power platform, evidenced by its recent re-branding. The company operates a diversified portfolio of flexible generation assets totaling 23 MW, including Pyebridge (8.1 MW), Bordesley (5 MW), Hindlip (7.5 MW), and Stather (2.4 MW), which provide grid stability. Quantum Data Energy is actively pursuing growth in AI-focused datacentre power supply, holiday park deployments, and acquisitions, supported by an expanded development pipeline of approximately 25 MW. The company has also secured non-dilutive funding for up to c.40 MW of development and acquisition opportunities and is progressing proposals for a c.10 MW combined heat and power project. Their long-term strategy aims to build a flexible generation power platform exceeding 300 MW, with an ambition for large-scale AI-focused power campuses. Disclaimer*
About this update from Quantum Data Energy Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nQuantum Data Energy PLC\n(Incorporated in England and Wales)\n(Registration Number: 12886458)\nLEI :213800HFVHGJ9YGO9F71\nShare code on the LSE: MAST\nISIN: GB00BNG90H86\n \nDated: 30 January 2026\n \nQuantum Data Energy PLC\n(\"Quantum\", \"QDE\" or the \"Company\")\n \nQ1 2026 Business Update and QDE CEO Interviewed on Vox Markets\n \nLondon, UK - Quantum Data Energy PLC (LSE: MAST) is pleased to announce its Q1 2026 business update below. Further, QDE's Chief Executive Officer, Pieter Krügel, was exclusively interviewed by Vox Markets, and in the interview Pieter provides key highlights from its business update and what to expect for the year ahead. The interview can be viewed on the Vox platform here. It is also available in the media section of QDE's website here.\n \nQDE has recently published a video to summarise its core business model and highlight key benefits to investors. The video can be viewed in the media section of QDE's website here. It is also available on the Vox platform here.\n \nQ1 2026 Business Update:\nQDE continues to execute on its strategic evolution from a UK-focused flexible generation power operator to a modular, data-integrated power platform addressing growing demand from digital and data-led infrastructure.\n \nThe Company recently completed its re-branding to Quantum Data Energy, reflecting a clearer alignment between its existing flexible generation capabilities and its longer-term strategic focus on power solutions for data-intensive and infrastructure-led use cases. The re-brand is intended to better communicate the Company's positioning, strategy and growth ambitions to investors, partners and stakeholders.\n \nThe Company operates a diversified portfolio of flexible generation power assets that contribute to grid stability and reserve power supply. These include Pyebridge (8.1 MW) in Derbyshire, Bordesley (5 MW) in Birmingham, Hindlip (7.5 MW) in Worcestershire, and Stather (2.4 MW) in Lincolnshire. This portfolio of assets provide a stable foundation, supporting both system resilience and the Company's broader development strategy.\n \nAlongside the operation of its existing portfolio, Quantum Data Energy continues to progress multiple growth pathways, including AI-focused datacentre power supply, holiday park power deployments, brownfi...