India’s electricity demand is surging: How AI data centers and dwindling coal are testing India’s power grid

The IEA projects India’s electricity demand will grow 7% this year and 6% next year as compared to just 1.6% in 2025,t. Furthermore, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that artificial intelligence data centres alone will add 26.3 gigawatts (GW) to India’s power demand by 2031-32.

In fact, through July, we saw some key developments globally. How would these impact the growth of the renewable power sector in India?