Fueling India’s AI boom without draining its resources
By Shree Harsha, Senior Sales Director – Growth Industries, Dassault Systèmes
India is building AI infrastructure at a pace few could have imagined five years ago. Major hyperscalers are committing billions. New data centres are coming up across Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. The government has backed this with policy, subsidies and ambition.
And yet, a very real question sits at the heart of all this progress.
Can India power this AI boom without running out of power and water to do it?
The Numbers Are Not Comfortable
India’s data centre capacity has already crossed 1.5 GW, with further growth expected through 2026. Adding capacity is no longer just a construction problem, it depends heavily on access to reliable electricity. Based on under-construction and planned projects, India’s IT load is projected to increase to 6.5–17 GW by 2030.
A single 100-megawatt data centre uses approximately 2 cubic metres of water...
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