India’s data centre footprint: The rise of new growth corridors
By Pinkesh Kotecha, CMD, Ishan Technologies
India’s data centre story is often told as a triumph of scale. And by the numbers, it is hard to argue otherwise. Total installed capacity crossed the 1,700 MW mark in 2025, with 440 MW of new supply added in a single year, a 160% surge over 2024. A further 500 MW is projected for 2026, pushing year-on-year growth to roughly 30%.
The aforementioned numbers show that India has been witnessing impressive digital development due to its embrace of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digitalisation, among others. However, the above figures also demonstrate a structural imbalance. Over 90% of India’s established data centres have been concentrated in tier-1 cities, with as much as 50% of its capacity based in Mumbai.
Concentration has been strategically important in the earlier stages of this infrastructure, as it had to be located near enterprise centres as well as...
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