Success of data centres hinges on availability of power, infra

India has an ambitious target of becoming a global hub for data centres and is aggressively pushing the sector through policies such as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and incentives for companies to set up facilities in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.

Since 2020, India has attracted $12-15 billion in data centre investments. “This momentum accelerated after the 2022 Union Budget granted infrastructure status to data centres, opening the door for institutional capital and long-term debt financing,” said Raghu Pareddy, Founder and CEO of Wissen Technology.