Cloud and new tech shift, localisation law drive data centre push in India

The Indian Data Centre (DC) industry is expected to more than double to 1,007 Mw by 2023 from its existing capacity of 447 Mw, says a JLL report

Increased cloud adoption, data localisation demand, and adoption of new technologies such as 5G, IoT is driving the data centre (DC) demand in India. The Indian DC industry is expected to more than double to 1,007 Mw by 2023 from its existing capacity of 447 Mw, said a report from JLL. Mumbai and Chennai are expected to drive 73 per cent of the sector’s total capacity addition during 2021-23, while other cities like Hyderabad and Delhi NCR will emerge as new hotspots.

With increased data consumption by both enterprises and consumers, which received an additional push due to the pandemic,