Archive · 8 Jan 2026
India's Data Centre Capacity Doubles in 2025
In 2025, India's data centre capacity grew a lot, more than doubling from the previous year.
This means there is now much more space and power for data centres in India.
The biggest increases happened in cities like Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Chennai.
This growth is because more people and companies are using cloud services, AI, 5G, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
By 2030, the market is expected to be even bigger, growing by about 23% each year.
New places like Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, and Hyderabad are also becoming important for data centres because of policy support and cost advantages.
This shows that India is becoming a very important place for data centres in the world.
India's data centre capacity additions more than doubled in 2025, reaching 387 MW IT.
Data centre absorption rose to 427 MW IT in 2025, a 5% increase from the previous year.
Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Chennai led the growth, accounting for 34%, 20%, and 19% of the supply share respectively.
The market is projected to triple to over 4 GW IT by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 23%.
Emerging markets like Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, and Hyderabad are gaining momentum due to policy support and cost advantages.
- Who
- Hyperscalers, domestic cloud players, institutional investors, and enterprise colocation users
- What
- India's data centre capacity more than doubled in 2025, reaching 387 MW IT
- When
- In 2025
- Where
- India, with Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Chennai leading the growth
- Why
- Due to rising cloud adoption, AI workloads, 5G rollout, and IoT demand
- Data Centre Capacity Additions (2025)
- 387 MW IT
- Data Centre Capacity Additions (2024)
- 191 MW IT
- Year-on-Year Growth (2025)
- 103%
- Data Centre Absorption (2025)
- 427 MW IT
- Data Centre Absorption (2024)
- 407 MW IT
- Projected Market Size by 2030
- Over 4 GW IT
- CAGR (2025-2030)
- 23%
- Operational Stock (2025)
- 1,520 MW IT
- Mumbai's Supply Share
- 34%
- Delhi-NCR's Supply Share
- 20%
- Chennai's Supply Share
- 19%
- Kolkata's Projected CAGR
- 48%
- Hyderabad's Projected CAGR
- 44%