India’s Data Centre Footprint Expected to Exceed 101 million Sq. Ft. by 2030
- IBEF
- August 27, 2026
India’s data centre footprint is projected to exceed 101 million sq. ft. by 2030, up from nearly 27 million sq. ft. across 164 data centres in H1 2026, according to Anarock Capital’s report Data Centre: The Blueprint of The Digital Fortress in India. The sector’s IT capacity has also crossed 1.8 GW in H1 2026 and is expected to rise to more than 6.7 GW by 2030, supported by over US$ 300 billion in investment commitments. Mr. Shobhit Agarwal, CEO, Anarock Capital, highlighted that data centres are infrastructure-intensive assets requiring substantial land, power capacity, advanced cooling, connectivity and operational resilience. Mumbai-MMR remains India’s largest data centre hub with 54 operational centres and 812 MW of IT capacity, followed by Chennai with 25 centres and 298 MW, Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru with 18 centres each and 179 MW and 137 MW, respectively, and Hyderabad with 12 centres and 178 MW.
The growth is being driven by cloud adoption, rising data consumption, artificial intelligence (AI), digital payments, enterprise digitalisation and demand for secure digital infrastructure. AI is expected to further increase requirements for computing power, storage and energy, reshaping the design and engineering of next-generation data centres. The infrastructure status accorded to data centres has improved access to long-tenure financing, with interest rates of around 9.5-10.5% for tenures of up to 12 years, while the proposed tax holiday through 2047 for eligible global cloud service providers is expected to further support the sector. The report noted that the next phase of growth will depend on the availability of power, land, connectivity and renewable energy, with the expanding data centre ecosystem expected to create opportunities across real estate, infrastructure, engineering and construction, fibre connectivity, specialised cooling and renewable energy.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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