India’s data centre capacity is expected to double and surpass 1 gigawatt (GW) by 2023 due to strong digitalisation, rising cloud adoption, and ambitious growth plans of operators, as per a JLL India report.
According to the company, the demand momentum which picked up pace in 2020, continues to grow unabated. The Indian data centre industry witnessed 46.4 MW absorption during H1 2021 – equivalent to 90 per cent supply addition during the period (H1 2021), indicating robust absorption growth. Further, demand has been expanding rapidly due to increasing digital usage emerging from distributed workforce, growing data security concerns and business disruptions, the report said.
JLL also stated that global investors and data centre players have increased their commitment during the last six months, announcing joint ventures with operators to setup sites. Moreover, Mumbai that currently accounts for 45 per cent of the total capacity is expected to further add 267MW between 2021 and 2023, the company said.
