Synopsis: India’s digital infrastructure is on the verge of a historic upgrade with cloud adoption, AI workloads and data localisation mandates surging, the country’s data centre capacity is expected to expand 5 fold to nearly 8 GW by 2030 attracting $30 billion in investments.
India’s data has exploded, over the past five years the nation’s data consumption has grown more than 30K, driven by streaming, e- commerce, fintech, AI and 5 G rollout. Every click, cloud migration, or enterprise workload needs a place to live and that’s fueling a new industrial revolution: the Data-Center Boom. The ecosystem includes telecom, power and infrastructure.
India currently has around 1.2 GW of operational data center capacity, with
- AI and Cloud computing- a large scale computing and generative AI workloads need high density data centers.
- Data Localisation: RBI and MeitY mandates are pushing global firms to store data within India.
- 5G and IoT expansion: Massive data creation at the edge demands distributed data centre networks.
- Green energy integration: As sustainability becomes a core KPI new builds are focused on renewable powered operations.
A. Operators:
1. Sify Technologies
Sify Technologies, India’s first NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center provider, has been a leader in the country’s digital infrastructure space for over 25 years. Operating 14 advanced data centers and expanding rapidly with 11 more under development, Sify powers AI and cloud workloads through interconnected campuses in Noida, Chennai, and Mumbai. Recognized among the best data center in India, the company also emphasizes sustainability and serves over 600 enterprises across sectors with end-to-end network, cloud, and digital services.
2. Adani Enterprises
Adani Enterprises through a JV with EdgeConneX, is building one of India’s largest data center networks with a planned 1 GW capacity across Chennai, Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai. Leveraging its expertise in energy and logistics, the company aims to integrate renewable power and edge connectivity.
3. Bharti Airtel(Nxtra)
Bharti Airtel’s subsidiary, Nxtra Data, already operates 12 large and 120 edge data centres across India. Backed by a 25% stake from Carlyle Group, Nxtra is expanding to add 400 MW of capacity by 2027. Nxtra is to capture India’s hybrid cloud demand with its cloud clients and 5G backbone.
4. Tata Communications
This company has decades of experience in network infrastructure, Tata Communications connects over 600 data centers worldwide and provides inter DC connectivity for enterprises. Its IZO cloud connect and hybrid cloud services are critical enablers for multinationals operating in India.
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5. Reliance Industries
It plans to build edge and hyperscale facilities across Navi Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad ro support its 5G, cloud and enterprise ecosystem. Backed by massive telecom infrastructure and energy integration, Reliance aims to be a pan India digital infrastructure leader. Reliance is expanding aggressively into the data centre space through Jio Data Centers in partnership with Microsoft Azure.
6. Yotta Infrastructure
It is targeting over 500 MW capacity by 2028. Yotta combines real estate expertise with hyperscale operations, offering colocation, cloud and managed services. Yotta is a part of Hiranandani Group operates some of the India’s largest Tier IV certified data centers including the NM1 facility in Navi Mumbai and expanding campuses in Chennai and Greater Noida.
7. STT GDC India
A joint venture between ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Tata Communications, STT GDC India is one of the country’s largest colocation providers with 20+ facilities across 9 cities. The company is adding over 200 MW of capacity to meet enterprise and cloud demand, known for reliability and scale, it serves major hyperscalers and global cloud players.
8. NTT Global Data Centres & Cloud Infrastructure India
Japanese conglomerate NTT operated one of India’s most extensive data center networks, with 15 facilities across Mumbai, Chennai, Noida and Bengaluru. It is investing over $2 billion to double capacity by 2026. NTT combines global best practices with local execution focusing on enterprise grade colocation, hybrid cloud and sustainability led operations.
B. Enablers:
9. Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
L&T is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing capex wave. The company’s EPC division is executing turnkey data center campuses, providing design, civil, MEP and cooling integration.
10. Anant Raj Limited
This company is known for IT parks and industrial townships. It is turning its land bank into data center ready real estate. The company plans many facilities in Manesar and Greater Noida. Focus on leasing and long term annuity income.
Conclusion
India’s data center boom mirrors the telecom revolution of the 2000s, India’s digital economy and data centres are becoming the factories of the AI age. The top 6 companies mentioned above are emerging towards boosting the Data centers in India.
Written by Soumya M