India’s data centre capacity surges over four-fold: A 1,575 MW backbone for ‘AI and digital India’
In a detailed written reply to the Lok Sabha, the Indian government said the country’s data centre capacity has expanded more than four-fold, rising from approximately 375 MW in 2020 to nearly 1,575 MW at present. The sharp increase reflects the growing demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing and other data-intensive digital applications.
Data centres, which form a critical part of India’s Digital India infrastructure, are being developed primarily by private companies, with investments coming from both domestic and international players.
