India must add 1.7-3.6 GW data centre capacity to its 2028 target: Report

Owing to a huge amount of data being generated in the country amid rapid digital adoption, India would require an additional colocation data centre capacity of 1.7–3.6 Gigawatts (GW) by 2028, over and above the planned development of 2.32 GW, a report released by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield on Wednesday revealed.

The report titled “Is India Building Enough to Power its Digital Transformation?” noted that India’s data generation, particularly through smartphones, is very high compared to other major countries. At the same time, there is low internet and smartphone penetration.