India will require an additional data centre capacity of 1.7-3.6 Gigawatt: Report

India has the potential to become global data centre hub owing to low cost of construction, low cost of land and power compared to other countries as the country is already having a well-established IT and digitally enabled services ecosystem.

According to Cushman & Wakefield, the median cost of constructing a data centre in India is estimated at USD 6.8 million per MW of capacity, significantly lower than most APAC nations – Australia is at 9.17 million, Japan is at 12.73, Singapore is at 11.23 and China is at 6.84.