Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Telangana to supply grey water to data centres
The Telangana government has a plan to use grey water, which is water from sewage treatment plants, to cool data centres.
Data centres need a lot of water to stay cool, and using grey water helps the environment by keeping the Musi river cleaner.
The government is meeting with data centre companies to figure out how much water they need.
They also want to build new pipes and pumps to move the grey water to the data centres.
This plan is good for everyone because it helps the data centres, the river, and the environment.
Telangana government plans to supply grey water to data centres for cooling.
Data centres in Hyderabad have an aggregated capacity of around 800 megawatts.
Each megawatt capacity requires around 15 million litres of water annually.
The plan aims to reduce the flow of grey water into the Musi river.
The government is exploring infrastructure projects to transport grey water to data centres.
- Who
- Telangana government and data centre companies
- What
- Plan to supply grey water to data centres for cooling
- When
- Next week, a meeting of senior officials and data centre representatives is expected
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- To reduce the flow of polluted water into the Musi river and address the water needs of data centres
- Grey Water
- Water released from sewage treatment plants
- Data Centre Capacity
- 800 megawatts in various stages of completion in Hyderabad
- Water Requirement
- 15 million litres per megawatt capacity annually
- Total Water Needed
- 210 crore litres annually for existing and upcoming data centres
- Grey Water Generation
- 1,100 million litres daily in Hyderabad
- Funding
- Government of India funds up to 25%, industries 50%, state the rest for infrastructure
- Chief Minister
- A. Revanth Reddy
- River
- Musi