Grid connectivity, land and water availability key hurdles for India’s data centre expansion: Crisil Intelligence

Grid connectivity, suitable locations and water availability are among the major challenges facing India’s expanding data centre industry, and state governments need to provide greater support to help projects take off, according to Ashish Mittal, Director of Consulting for Energy and Commodities at Crisil Intelligence.

Speaking exclusively to on the sidelines of a power sector event focused on artificial intelligence (AI), Mittal said the growing relationship between the power sector and data centre industry requires greater coordination to meet future infrastructure needs.