Rs 2-lakh-crore data center boom: How two Indian real estate giants are anchoring a 6.5 GW pivot
India’s data center market is entering a rapid expansion phase as rising digital consumption, cloud adoption, AI workloads, and data localisation fuel demand for infrastructure.
Data Center Installed Capacity Increased by 3X
According to the Government of India, installed data center capacity has increased 3X to around 1.5 gigawatt (GW) in 2025 from about 375 megawatt MW in 2020. Yet, despite generating nearly 20% of global data, India accounts for only about 3% of global data center capacity (as of September 2024), according to the National Association of Software and Service Companies.
