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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-157989
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20230531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001528988
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-262272
		FILM NUMBER:		23982103

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809-3700
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 882-0052

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809-3700

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BlackRock Utility & Infrastructure Trust
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110830
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)<BR>Registration File No.: 333-262272 <BR><BR> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLACKROCK UTILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE&nbsp;&amp; POWER OPPORTUNITIES TRUST </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Supplement dated May&nbsp;31, 2023 to the Prospectus, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>dated March&nbsp;4, 2022, as supplemented on July&nbsp;18, 2022 and January&nbsp;3, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This supplement amends certain information in the Prospectus, dated March&nbsp;4, 2022, as supplemented on July&nbsp;18, 2022 and January&nbsp;3, 2023, of
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure&nbsp;&amp; Power Opportunities Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;). Unless otherwise indicated, all information included in the Prospectus that is not inconsistent with the information set forth in this supplement
remains unchanged. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this supplement have the same meanings as in the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Effective June&nbsp;1,
2023, the following changes are made to the Trust&#146;s Prospectus: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The section of the Prospectus entitled &#147;Management of the Trust &#151;
Portfolio Managers&#148; is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Managers </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The members of the portfolio management team who are primarily responsible for
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;day-to-day&nbsp;management</FONT></FONT> of the Trust&#146;s portfolio are as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Kyle G. McClements,</I><I></I>&nbsp;CFA, Managing Director, is Head of the Equity Derivatives team in the Fundamental Equities division of BlackRock&#146;s
Portfolio Management Group. He is a portfolio manager for equity derivatives overlay and hedging assignments, including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BlackRock&#146;s&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;funds.</FONT> Mr.&nbsp;McClements&#146; service with the
firm dates back to 2004, including his years with State Street Research&nbsp;&amp; Management (SSRM), which merged with BlackRock in 2005. At SSRM, Mr.&nbsp;McClements was a Vice President and senior derivatives strategist responsible for equity
derivative strategy and trading in the Quantitative Equity Group at State Street Research. Prior to joining State Street Research in 2004, Mr.&nbsp;McClements was a senior trader/analyst at Deutsche Asset Management, responsible for derivatives,
equity program, technology and energy sector, and foreign exchange trading. Mr.&nbsp;McClements began his career in 1994 as a derivatives analyst with Donaldson Lufkin&nbsp;&amp; Jenrette responsible for pricing and performance analytics for the
derivatives trading desk. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Christopher M. Accettella</I>, Director, is a member of the Equity Derivatives team in the Fundamental Equities division of
BlackRock&#146;s Portfolio Management Group. He is a portfolio manager for equity derivatives overlay and hedging assignments, including BlackRock&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">equity&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;funds.</FONT> Prior to joining
BlackRock in 2005, Mr.&nbsp;Accettella was an institutional sales trader with American Technology Research. From 2001 to 2003, he was with Deutsche Asset Management where he was responsible for derivatives and program trading. Prior to that, he was
a senior associate in the Pacific Basin Equity Group at Scudder Investments Singapore Limited. Mr.&nbsp;Accettella began his investment career in 1997 as a portfolio analyst in the European Equity group of Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Alastair Bishop</I>, Managing Director, is a member of the Natural Resources&nbsp;&amp; Thematics team in the Fundamental Equities division of
BlackRock&#146;s Portfolio Management Group. Mr.&nbsp;Bishop currently sits on BlackRock&#146;s Renewable Power Investment Committee and the EMEA Investment Stewardship Oversight Committee. He has also represented BlackRock on several external
initiatives related to the Energy Transition including the City of London&#146;s Green Finance <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Initiative&nbsp;(2016-17)&nbsp;and</FONT> the UK Government&#146;s Capital Markets Climate Initiative <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(2013-14).</FONT> Mr.&nbsp;Bishop joined BlackRock in 2010 from Piper Jaffray where he was a Senior Research Analyst covering Clean Technology. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 2009, he covered the Renewable Energy and
Industrial sectors for 8 years at the European Investment Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort. Mr.&nbsp;Bishop earned a BSc honors degree in Economics from the University of Nottingham in 2001. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Lindsay Sinclair</I>, CFA, Vice President, is a member of the Natural Resources&nbsp;&amp; Thematics team in the Fundamental Equities division of
BlackRock&#146;s Portfolio Management Group, responsible for working on the Sustainable Energy and Future of Transport Thematic Funds. Ms.&nbsp;Sinclair joined BlackRock in 2016 on the Graduate Analyst
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Programme. Ms.&nbsp;Sinclair earned a first class (BSc) degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Bristol and is a CFA charter holder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SAI provides additional information about&nbsp;other accounts managed by the portfolio management team, the compensation of each portfolio manager and the
ownership of the Trust&#146;s securities by each portfolio manager. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PRO-BUI-0523SUP </P>
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