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Taiwan’s Delta Electronics warns costs rising as AI data centre demand surges

By Thomson Reuters Apr 30, 2026 | 5:22 AM

By Wen-Yee Lee

TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) – Delta Electronics, a major provider of power supply and cooling solutions for AI ​datacentres, warned that it expects costs ‌to rise in the coming quarters, with oil prices rising and ongoing material shortages.

• It added that there were also signs of inflation driven by ‌AI ​demand.

• The company said ⁠its capacity remained tight ⁠and it was expanding in China, Thailand, the United States and Taiwan.

• It said in February its capital expenditure totalled ​T$46.1 billion ($1.46 billion) in 2025 and it reiterated on Thursday it would be ⁠higher this year.

• Delta ⁠Electronics’ customers include Nvidia and major ​cloud service providers such as Google and Meta ​Platforms.

• Delta Electronics is the second ‌most valuable company on the Taiwan stock exchange, with a market capitalisation of $178.46 billion, after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd.

• It ⁠reported first-quarter revenue of T$159.35 billion ($5.02 billion), up 34% from a year earlier, driven by AI data ⁠centre build-out. Its gross ‌profit was up 56% year-over-year ⁠at T$59 billion ($1.86 billion).

• Delta ​Electronics ‌shares have risen 124.82% so far ​this year, ⁠far outperforming a 34.4% rise in the broader market. The company’s shares closed flat on Thursday ahead of its earnings release.

($1 = 31.7170 Taiwan dollars)

(Reporting by Wen-Yee Lee. Editing by ​Mark Potter)