Jitin Prasada: Data Center Power Needs to Soar to 13.56 GW by 2031-32
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Data Centre Electricity Demand to Hit 13.56 GW by 2031-32: Prasada
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News18•13-03-2026, 18:00
Data Centre Electricity Demand to Hit 13.56 GW by 2031-32: Prasada
•Electricity demand from data centres in India is projected to reach 13.56 gigawatts (GW) by 2031-32, Minister Jitin Prasada informed Parliament.
•The country's total data centre capacity significantly increased from 375 megawatts (MW) in 2020 to approximately 1,500 MW by 2025.
•The government's planning process factors in the expected electricity demand from AI and large-scale data centres.
•38,231 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have been onboarded through 14 empanelled service providers under the AI compute capacity framework.
•These AI compute resources are provided to startups, researchers, and academia at a subsidized rate of Rs 65 per hour, about one-third of the global average cost, across various cities.
