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Contents

Foreword3

Executivesummary4

1

Introduction6

1.1Methodology6

1.2Whatispushingquantumtechnology7

adoptioninenergyandutilities?

1.3Whenwillquantumapplications8

materializeinenergyandutilities?

1.4Quantumsolutionsacrossthe9

energyandutilitiesvaluechain

2

Energy(generationandsupply)11

2.1Fossilfuels11

2.2Renewableandnuclearenergy16

3

Powerandgridinfrastructure22

3.1Transmission22

3.2Distribution23

3.3Storage23

4

Utilities(publicservicesandcriticalinfrastructure)29

4.1Electricityandgas29

4.2Waterandwastewater29

4.3Heatingandcooling30

5

Strategicroadmapforleaders33

5.1Whatholdsquantumtechnologyadoptionback?33

5.2Actionstoovercomequantumtechnology35

adoptionchallenges

5.3Organizationroadmaptoadoptquantum37

technologiesinenergyandutilities

Conclusion39

Contributors40

Endnotes43

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QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition2

QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition3

April2026

QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:

KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition

Foreword

JeremyJurgens

ManagingDirector,

WorldEconomicForum

AhmadAlKhowaiter

ExecutiveVicePresident,Technology&Innovation,Aramco

Theworldisfacingatightening“energytrilemma”1thatrequiresreducingemissionswhilekeeping

energyreliableandaffordable,inanenvironmentshapedbygeopoliticalvolatilityandpersistent

uncertainty.Progressontransitionindicatorshascontinued,butunevenlyandslowerthanrequired.Meanwhile,electricitydemandisacceleratingaseconomiesdigitizeandartificialintelligencescalesup,intensifyingpressureongridsandbringing

infrastructureupgrades,flexibilityandsecuritytotheforefrontofnationalagendas.

Againstthisbackdrop,thelimitsofconventional

computationarebecomingmorevisible.Renewable-heavypowersystemsexhibitnon-lineardynamics

thataredifficulttomodelwithsufficientfidelity.

Breakthroughsinbatteries,catalysts,carboncaptureandstorage,andhydrogenrelyonmolecular

interactionsthatarecostlytosimulatewithclassicalmethods.Andacrosssupplychains,tradingand

networkoperations,optimizationproblemsgrowcombinatorially,whereincrementalimprovementsinsolutionqualityortime-to-decisioncantranslateintomaterialoperationalandeconomicvalue.

Quantumtechnologies,includingcomputing,

sensingandcommunication,donotreplaceexistingtools,buttheycanexpandwhatistractable.

Quantumcomputingmayhelpexplorevastdesign

andplanningspacesand,eventually,improve

materialssimulationaccuracy.Quantumsensingcanincreasemeasurementfidelityforsubsurfaceimagingandmonitoring.Quantumcommunicationcan

strengthencritical-infrastructuresecuritywhenlong-livedassetsmustremaintrustworthyfordecades.

Thiswhitepaperhasbeendevelopedthrougha

strategicpartnershipbetweentheWorldEconomicForumandAramco–partofthe

industrytrack

oftheForum’s

QuantumEconomyNetwork

–and

focusesonpracticalpathsratherthanhype.It

drawsonexpertinput,surveysandearlyprojectstohighlightusecasesacrosstheenergyvalue

chain,fromgenerationtotransmissionandsystemsecurity.Turningpilotsintoroutinecapabilitywill

requireinvestmentinskills,betterdataintegrationandcontinuedprogressinhardwarereliability.

Weextendoursincerethankstotheexpertsand

organizationsacrossindustry,academia,technologyprovidersandpolicywhocontributedtimeand

insighttothispaper.Wehopeitequipsenergyandutilitiesindustrydecision-makerswithapractical

basistoprioritizecrediblequantumopportunities,alignstakeholdersandinvestments,andbuildthetechnical,securityandtalentfoundationsneededforresponsibleintegrationintheyearsahead.

Executivesummary

Thisreportoffersbusinessleadersaroadmap

tomovefromlow-risk,high-valuepilotstowardsscaling-upquantumalongsidehigh-performancecomputingandAI.

Quantumsolutionsareemergingforenergyandutilitiesingridoptimization,materialsdiscovery

andinfrastructuresecurity,withnear-termgainsusinghybridworkflows.Leadersshouldprioritizehigh-impactcases,benchmarkdataandscaleupwhenresultsoutperformclassicalmethods.

Quantumtechnologiesincomputing,sensing,

communicationandcybersecurityaremoving

fromresearchtoearlypilotsandenteringthe

energyandutilitiessectorasanadditionalsetoftoolsforspecific,hardproblems.Theywillnot

replaceclassicalcomputing,buttheymayexpandwhatcanbeexplored,simulatedandoptimized,particularlywhenusedinhybridworkflowsthat

combinequantummethodswithestablishedhigh-performancecomputingandAIapproaches.

Theearliestopportunitiesareconcentratedinhybridquantum-classicaloptimization,emergingsensing

applicationsandpost-quantumcybersecurityupgrades.Overthelongerhorizon,advancesinquantumsimulationandsensingcouldunlockhigher-fidelitymodellingandmeasurementthatsupportcleaner,moreresilientenergysystems.

Quantumsolutionsofferhigh-impactbenefits

fortargetedusecasesacrossenergyandutilities.Whilehardwareforsensing,communicationandcomputingcontinuetomature,applicationsaregainingtractionacrossfourvaluepillars(see

Figure1):

–Transitionandmaterialsacceleration

–Operationaloptimization

–Trustedinfrastructureandcyberresilience

–Precisionmonitoringandsensing

1

FIGURE

Targetedquantumvaluepillarsforenergyandutilities

1Transitionandmaterialsacceleration

2Operationaloptimization

Complementclassicalmethodstoimprovematerialsdiscoveryforbatteries,catalysts,carboncapture,hydrogenandsolar

Improveplanningandcontrolproblems,suchasACoptimalpowerflow,gridresilienceandEVsmartcharging

Advancesubsurfacemappingandnon-invasive

detectionusecases,suchasleaksandemissions

Reduce“harvestnow,decryptlater”exposurethroughdisciplinedpost-quantumcryptographymigrationplanningandassessing

quantum-securedcommunicationapproaches

4Precisionmonitoringandsensing

3Trustedinfrastructureandcyberresilience

QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition4

Notes:Thisfigureisnon-exhaustive.

Source:WorldEconomicForum’sQuantumforEnergyandUtilitiesWorkingGroup.

QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition5

Tohelpleaderssequenceinvestmentandcapabilitybuilding,thispaperpresentsanorganizational

roadmapwiththreehorizons:

Within2years

Focusonasmallsetofhigh-valueusecases,run

low-riskpilotswithmeasurablesuccesscriteria,andbuildinternalliteracyandpartnerecosystems,whilestrengtheningthesecurityfoundationthroughpost-quantumcryptographyreadinessassessments.

Over3-5years

Movefromexperimentationtoinstitutionalizationbyembeddingquantumintodigital,operationaltechnology(OT)andcyberroadmaps,expanding

scaling-upmechanismsandcollaborationframeworks,androllingoutpost-quantumcryptography(PQC)andquantumkey

distribution(QKD).

Beyond5years

Treatquantumaspartofthepermanentcomputeandsecuritystackalongsidehigh-performance

computing(HPC)andartificialintelligence(AI),

sustainingcontinuousinnovationpipelinesand

coordinatingacrossthesectorsothatstandards,procurementandregulationkeeppacewith

technicalcapability.Organizationsthatstart

now,withdisciplinedmeasurementandstrongcollaboration,willbebestplacedtoturnearlypilotsintoscalableoperationalcapability.

1

Introduction

Quantumtechnologiesareemergingas

complementarytoolsforenergyandutilities,offeringpotentialimprovementsinefficiency,measurementsensitivityanddatasecurity.

Quantumtechnologiesaregraduallymovingfromresearchandexperimentalstudytoearly-stage

deployment,presentingnewopportunitiesfor

efficiencyandreliabilityimprovementsintheenergyandutilitiessector.Whilemanycapabilitiesremainatadevelopmentalstage,earlyfindingsindicate

thatthesetoolscancomplementexistingdigitalsystemsandsupportmoreinformeddecision-makingincomplexenergyenvironments.

Quantumtechnologiescomprisethreebroadareasasfollows:

Quantumcomputingmayhelpwithoptimization

andsimulationtasksthatstrainclassicalmethods,potentiallyimprovinggridplanning,assetschedulingandmaterialsresearch.Real-worldimpactwill

dependoncontinuedadvancesinhardwareandsoftware,butovertimequantumalgorithmscouldenablemoreaccuratemodellingandsmoother

renewableintegration.

Quantumsensingcanboostmeasurement

sensitivityanddataqualityincertainoperations.Bydetectingsubtlemagneticorgravitational

variations,itmayimprovesubsurface

characterization,anomalydetectionand

monitoringofstorageortransmissionassets,

supportingmorepredictivemaintenanceand

saferperformance.Broaddeployment,however,stillrequiresvalidationinrealconditions.

Quantumcommunication,includingquantumkeydistribution(QKD),canaddprotectionforcritical

dataflowsasnetworksbecomemoreconnected.Itwillnotreplacetoday’ssecuritystacksoon,butitcanstrengthenlayereddefencesandhelpprepareforfuturecryptographicrisks.Forfurthertechnicalinsights,refertoresourcesontheWorldEconomicForum’sQuantumEconomyNetwork,suchas:

quantumfundamentals

,

quantumeconomy

and

quantumsecurity

.

1.1

FIGURE2

Methodology

Thiswhitepaperwasdevelopedtocombinebreadthofperspectiveswithdepthofanalysis,drawingonworkshops,surveysandexpertinterviewstotestassumptions,challengeearlyhypothesesandgroundrecommendationsinevidence(seeFigure2).

QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition6

Methodology

Workinggroupworkshops

3communityworkshops Totalparticipants:100

–Broughttogetherdiversesetof

participantsfromindustry,academia,technologycompanies,governmentandpolicyorganizations

–>65%ofattendeesexecutivesormiddlemanagers

–~28%representedenergyandutilitiessector

–~90%basedinEurope,

NorthAmerica,MiddleEast

Note:Thepercentagevaluesinthecommunityinsightfigures(bluebargraphs)indicatethepercentagesofparticipantswhohaveselectedaparticularoption.

Surveys

7surveytypes

Totalparticipants:65

Shapedthedirectionandcontentofthepaper,covering:

–Adoptiondrivers

–Applicationtimelines

–Near-termapplications

–Challenges

–Actionstoovercomechallenges

–Use-caseselection

–Implementationroadmaps

Consultantinterviews

10interviews

Totalinterviewees:15

Conductedmultipleinterviewswithselectedexecutivesandexpertsfromindustry,

academia,policyandtechnologycompaniestoobtaininsightsoncurrentandfuturevisionofthetechnologyinenergyandutilities

QuantumforEnergyandUtilities:KeyOpportunitiesforEnergyTransition7

Whatispushingquantumtechnologyadoptioninenergyandutilities?

1.2

Severalmarketsignalsareacceleratingquantum-readinesseffortsinenergyandutilities,andtheyareconcreteratherthanspeculative.TheUS

DepartmentofEnergyhaswarnedthat,undercertaincapacityretirementandloadgrowth

scenarios,blackoutriskcouldrisesharplyby

2030,whileoutagesalreadycostUSbusinessesabout$150billionannually.Atthesametime,

cybersecuritythreatsareintensifying:industry

threatintelligencereportsindicatethat70%

of2024attacksinvolvedcriticalinfrastructure,

underscoringtheneedforlong-livedprotectionsacrossgridandoperationaltechnologysystems.

Themostimmediatequantum-linkedstepisthe

transitiontopost-quantumcryptography,astheUSNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)finalizesstandardsandmigrationguidance.Givenlongassetlifecycles,the“harvestnow,

decryptlater”risk2makesearlyplanningessential.Rapiddigitizationalsoaddscomplexity,withglobalsmartmeterdeploymentsprojectedtoexceed3billionby2030.Thisexpandsforecastingand

optimizationworkloads,suchasweather-dependentrenewableloadbalancing,andmotivatestightly

scopedquantumorhybridpilotsbenchmarkedagainstclassicalhigh-performancecomputing.3,4

Communityinsightsfordriversoftechnologyadoption

Quantumadoptioninenergyandutilitiesis

primarilydrivenbyresilienceandsecurity

imperatives,witheconomicandcompetitivepressureasasecondaryaccelerator.

Decarbonizationandincreasingdatavolumesarealsorecognizedasimportantfactors.

Beyondthesekeydrivers,thecommunity

highlightssovereigntyconcerns,safetyandriskmodelling,optimizationofresourcedemand,

andmasteringthecomplexityoffutureenergysystemsandquantumsimulationforbatterychemistryasemergingkeyfactorsforfuturequantumadoption.

Keyfactorsdrivingquantumtechnologyadoption

FIGURE3

39%

48%

55%

74%

52%

39%

26%

NeedforresilienceandsecurityEconomic&competitivepressures

13%

19%

DecarbonizationmandateExponentialdatagrowth

HighModerateLow

3%

23%

10%

Source:Communitysurvey,WorldEconomicForum’sQuantumforEnergyandUtilitiesWorkingGroup,February2026.

Whenwillquantumapplicationsmaterializeinenergyandutilities?

1.3

Quantumapplicationsareexpectedtoemergeunevenlyandinthreewavesacrosstheenergyvaluechain:

–Near-termdecisionoptimizationinoperationsandmarkets.

–Mid-termsystemplanningandcontrol,asgridsandvariablegenerationscaleup.

–Longer-horizonR&D,oncefullyfault-tolerantmachinesarrive.

Communityinsightsfortechnologyapplicationtimeline

Quantumimpactisexpectedwithin10yearsacrossmostenergysegments,withgrid

infrastructureleadingnear-termadoption.

Phasedbutunevendeploymentmaturityisexpectedacrossallsub-sectors.Thepowerandgridsub-sectorshowsthestrongestfiveyearoutlook,whilerenewablesareexpectedtobelonger-term.Moderateacceleration

isexpectedinoilandgasandutilities.

Timelineforquantumapplicationacrossenergyandutilitiessector

FIGURE4

3%

6%

10%

57%

33%

13%

55%

32%

32%

61%

84%

13%

Power&gridinfrastructure

(transmission,distribution,storage)

Utilities(electric&gas,water&wastewater,heating&cooling)

Renewable(solar,wind,hydro,geo,bioenergy)

Oil&gas(upstream,midstream,downstream)

5years10yearsMore

Source:Communitysurvey,WorldEconomicForum’sQuantumforEnergyandUtilitiesWorkingGroup,February2026.

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1.4

Quantumsolutionsacrosstheenergyandutilitiesvaluechain

securityandcommunication–acrossthefollowingthreesectors(seeTable1):

–Energy(generationandsupply)

–Powerandgridinfrastructure

–Utilities(publicservicesandcriticalinfrastructure)

Theenergyandutilitiesindustryisundergoing

multipletransformations,includingdecarbonizationofgenerationandadigitalrevolutionininfrastructure.Inaddition,demandforresilienceandsecurityis

increasingacrossthewholevaluechain.

Chapters2,3and4ofthiswhitepaperanalysequantumsolutions–intheformofquantum

computing,quantumsensingandquantum

TABLE1

Quantumopportunitiesbysubsector

Energy(generationandsupply)

Quantumsecurityandcommunication

QuantumcomputingQuantumsensing

Subsurfacemappingfor

hydrocarbonreservoirs

Leakdetectioninpipelinesandmethanemonitoring

SecureSCADA*systemsandpipelinesfromcyberattacks

Optimizerefineryprocessesto

Fossilfuels

reduceenergyintensity

Oilandgas

Reservoirmodellingandseismicimagingwithhigheraccuracy

Coal

Securedecentralizedsolarandwindfarmsconnectedviasmartgrids

Windresourcemeasurement

withultra-precisesensorsGeothermalsubsurfaceheat-flowmapping

Renewable

MaterialsdiscoveryformoreefficientsolarPVandwindturbinecomposites

Solar

Wind

Gridoptimizationforvariablerenewableintegration

Hydro

Radiationdetectionwithextremeprecision

Quantum-safeencryptionofnuclearfacilityoperations

anddata

Reactordesignsimulations

Nuclear

Materialsdiscoveryfor

radiation-resistantcomponents

Fission

Futuretech

PowerandgridQuantumcomputingQuantumsensingQuantumsecurity

infrastructureandcommunication

Large-scaleoptimization

Quantumkeydistribution(QKD)forultra-securegridcommunication

Detectfaultsandlinestressinrealtime

Transmission

High-voltagenetworkCross-border

interconnectors

ofhigh-voltagegridflowsCross-borderpower

tradingoptimization

Detectanomaliesinlocaldistributionnetworks

SecuresmartmetersandIoTnodes

Distribution

Localoptimizationofdistributedenergyresources(DERs)

Localgrid

Smartgrid

EVchargingschedulingatgridscale

Securestoragefacilitiesthatconnecttonationalgrids

Monitordegradationoflarge-scalebatteryfarms

Storage

Simulatenewbatterychemistriesbeyondlithium-ion

Battery

Catalystdesignforhydrogenelectrolysisandstorage

Mechanicalstorage

*SCADA(supervisorycontrolanddataacquisition)isasoftwareandhardwaresystemdesignedto

monitor,manageandcontrolindustrialprocesses,machinesandinfrastructurefromacentralizedlocation.

TABLE1

Utilities

(publicservicesandcriticalinfrastructure)

Electricity

Generation,

transmissionandretailelectricityproviders

Quantumopportunitiesbysubsector(continued)

Quantumsecurityandcommunication

Hardencustomerdataandbillingplatforms

Quantumcomputing

Long-termplanningofgenerationandretailmix

Quantumsensing

Assethealthmonitoring

(transformers,substations)

Naturalgas

Naturalgasdeliveryforheating,cookingandindustrialuse

Optimizegasnetworkflowsunderdynamicdemand

Detectleaksinurbangasdistribution

SecuregasSCADAanddistributionnetworks

Waterand

wastewater

Optimizedesalinationandwatertreatmentprocesses

Smartwaterdistributionunderdroughtconditions

Detectcontaminantsandmicro-leaksinpipelines

Protectcriticalwater

infrastructurefromcyberattacks

Potablewater

supply,treatment

plantsandseweragesystems

Notes:Thistableisrepresentativeandnon-exhaustive.

Source:WorldEconomicForum’sQuantumforEnergyandUtilitiesWorkingGroup.

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2

Energy(generationandsupply)

Fromseismicimagingandmethanesensingtowindoptimizationandsmartcharging,quantumisadvancingenergygenerationandsupply.

Energygenerationandsupplyincludestheextraction,productionandprocessingofprimaryenergysources.Thissectorischaracterizedbyintensivecapitalexpenditure,globallogisticsnetworksandmolecular-levelengineeringchallengesthatpushclassicalsimulationtoitslimits.

2.1

Quantum

technologiesareapotentialsourceofcompetitive

advantage

acrosstheentirehydrocarbon

valuechain.

Fossilfuels

TheoilandgasindustryhaslongreliedonHPCtoaddresscomputationallyintensivechallenges,fromupstreamseismicdatainversiontodownstream

moleculardesign.However,asthecomplexityof

theseproblemsgrows,theindustryisexploringnewcomputationalparadigms.Quantumtechnologiesareapotentialsourceofcompetitiveadvantage

acrosstheentirehydrocarbonvaluechain.

Upstream(explorationandproduction)

Theupstreamsegmentremainsthemostcapital-intensivephaseofthehydrocarbonvaluechain.Ithastobalancetwocompetingpriorities:

extractingasmuchvalueaspossiblefrom

existingoilfieldswhilekeepingtheenvironmentalimpactofexplorationaslowaspossible.

Thebiggestcomputationalconstraintsareinsubsurfaceimagingandreservoirsimulation.

Subsurfaceimagingandseismicinversion

Seismicimagingrequiresprocessingpetabytesof

datatorebuilddetailedpicturesofunderground

geology.Thecentralmathsproblemisaninverse

one:usingrecordedseismicwavestoinferthe

subsurfacepropertiesthatproducedthem,which

meanseffectivelyworkingbackwardsfromthewaveequation.Seismicdata-processingtechniques

suchastraditionalfullwaveforminversion(FWI)

oftenstrugglebecausetheoptimizationlandscapeishighlynon-convex,soitcangetstuckinlocal

minimaandproducemisleadingsubsurfacemodels.Quantumcomputingapproachessuchasquantumannealingareexpectedtoyieldimprovedsolutionsoverclassicalcomputingapproaches.

Quantumsensingforgravimetry

Beyondadvancesincomputing,quantumsensingisstartingtoreshapeexplorationworkflows,allowingforprecise,non-invasiveimagingofoilandgas

reservoirs.Quantumgravimetersthatusecold-atominterferometrycanmeasureabsolutegravitywith

exceptionallyhighstabilityandessentiallynodrift.Thatisamajoradvantageovertraditionalspring-basedgravimeters,whichtendtodriftmechanicallyandneedfrequentrecalibration.Byleveraging

thewave-likebehaviourofatoms,thesequantumsensorscanestimategravitationalaccelerationwithextremelyhighprecision.

Reservoirsimulation

Modellingfluidflowinporousrockmeanssolving

non-linearpartialdifferentialequations(PDEs)on

gridswithmillionsofcells.Mostoftheruntime

comesfromthelargelinearsystemsthathavetobesolvedateverytimestep,andthecostgrowsmainlywiththesizeofthosesystems.QuantumsolutionsforsolvingdifficultPDEsarebeingdevelopedin

anticipationofhardwareavailability.

Midstream(transportationandpipelines)

Midstreamoperationsareessentiallyabout

logisticsandnetworkoptimization.Moving

hydrocarbonsrequirescoordinatingpipelines,shipsandterminalsthroughintricateschedules,andthesechallengesareoftenframedasNP-hardcombinatorialoptimizationproblems.

Hybridquantum-classicalsolvers(forexample

variationalapproachessuchasQAOAorquantum

Evensmall

percentage

improvements

cantranslate

intomeaningful

fuelsavingsandhigherasset

utilizationatscale.

annealing)targettheseNP-hardsearchspacesbyexploringmanycandidateconfigurations

efficiently,withthepracticalgoaloffindingbettersolutionsundertighttimelimits,notperfect

globaloptima.Ifvalidated,evensmallpercentageimprovementscantranslateintomeaningfulfuelsavingsandhigherassetutilizationatscale.

Pipelineflowoptimization

Movinggasoroilthroughtranscontinentalpipelinesmeanscontinuouslytuningcompressorstations

andvalvesettingstocutfuelusewhilestillsatisfyingpressurelimitsandmeetingcontractdelivery

requirements.Hybridclassical-quantumcomputingsolutionsareexpectedtoprovideimprovedreal-timedecisionmakingtobetteroptimizepipelineflow.

LNGshippingandmaritimelogistics

Optimizingliquefiednaturalgas(LNG)tanker

routesisamongthemostcomputationallydifficult

challengesintheindustry.Itrequirescoordinating

aglobalfleetwhileaccountingforchangingboil-

offrates,portandberthconstraints,contract

deliverywindowsandopportunitiestocapture

valuethroughspot-marketarbitrage.Inaddition,

suddengeopoliticalandmaritimedisruptionscan

rapidlyaltertradeflowsandheightentransitrisk.

Evenwhentheroutingproblemissimplifiedtojustafewdozenships,thenumberofpossibledecisionsbecomesexponentiallylarge.Thatisfarbeyond

whatanyonecouldsearchexhaustiv