India’s Data Centre Capacity Set to Reach 9 GW by 2032:
India’s data centre industry is projected to expand significantly, with capacity expected to increase from 1.2 GW in 2025 to 9 GW by 2032, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%. Data centres are specialised facilities that store, manage, and process large volumes of electronic data.
They house critical Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, including servers, storage devices, networking equipment, and systems for cooling, power supply, and security. These centres are designed to offer reliable, scalable, and secure environments for managing data essential to modern digital operations-ranging from cloud computing to artificial intelligence applications.Despite producing 20% of the world’s data, India currently holds only 3% of global data centre capacity, highlighting vast potential for expansion.India currently hosts around 150 data centres, with major players such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, etc. leading the market. Mumbai accounts for over 50% of India’s data centre, and emerging hubs include Ahmedabad, Pune, and Visakhapatnam (Vizag).
