India is set for a massive data infrastructure leap, with over $50 billion in new investments projected to expand the country’s data centre capacity ninefold to 9 gigawatts by 2030.
Global technology leaders Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Meta, along with Indian giants Reliance Industries, Adani Connex, Tata Consultancy Services, and Bharti Airtel, are leading the charge.
According to JLL and Jefferies, the surge will be driven by rising AI workloads, data localisation, and the exponential growth of India’s digital economy.
JLL expects $35–50 billion in phased funding over seven years, while Jefferies estimates a $30-billion capital expenditure generating $8 billion in data leasing revenue by the decade’s end.
Google’s $15-billion Vishakhapatnam AI hub and AWS’s $8.3-billion Mumbai cloud region underline the momentum, alongside Meta’s undersea cable project and indigenous infrastructure expansion.
Analysts forecast a 17% annual growth rate, making India one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre markets, though still behind North America’s 84 GigaWatt forecast.
India’s data usage has soared from 8 exabytes in FY17 to 229 exabytes in FY25, fuelled by OTT platforms, digital payments, and AI adoption—ushering in Asia’s most dynamic digital infrastructure boom.
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