45 data centres spanning around 13 million sq ft to come up by 2025

Over 69% of new IT capacity of 1,015 Mw will come up in Mumbai and Chennai, with 51% in Mumbai alone

Buoyed by growing digital demand, about 45 data centres (DCs) spanning 13 million sq ft and 1,015 Mw of IT capacity are likely to come up in India by 2025-end, said the ANAROCK-Binswanger report ‘Under the Lens: India’s Data Centre Explosion.’

In terms of IT capacity (1,015 Mw), over 69 per cent of this new supply will come up in Mumbai and Chennai, with 51 per cent in Mumbai alone. Currently, there are 138 DCs across India spanning  about 11 mn sq ft and with 737 Mw of IT capacity (building ready). At least 57 per cent of the current