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Data Centre Investment in India

November 11 , 2026 22 hrs 0 min 9 0

According to a report by CRISIL Ratings released, India’s data centre capacity is expected to increase five-fold to around 7.5 gigawatts (GW) by March 2030.
The sector is expected to attract investments of more than ₹3 lakh crore over the next four financial years, driven by Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), cloud computing and digitalisation.
Around three-fourths of the upcoming capacity of approximately 6 GW is expected to be concentrated in Visakhapatnam, Mumbai and Hyderabad; existing data centres operate at about 90% utilisation.
India has a cost advantage, with development costs around 20% lower and rental rates 30–35% lower than in several competing Asia-Pacific markets.
Nearly half of the upcoming capacity is already committed under long-term contracts, and contract periods have increased from 10–12 years to 15–20 years.