Power, not compute, could determine where India’s next AI data centres are built
India’s artificial intelligence ambitions are driving a new wave of data centre investment. But as AI workloads become more power-intensive, the next constraint on expansion may not be land, capital or computing capacity. It could be the availability of reliable electricity.
For years, data centre location decisions have centred on connectivity, land availability, latency and proximity to customers. AI is changing that equation by making power availability a strategic consideration in infrastructure planning. The question for operators is no longer simply how quickly a facility can be built, but how quickly it can secure dependable electricity at the scale required.
“‘Time-to-power’ is becoming as important as time-to-market,” says Bragadesh Damodaran, Vice President – Global Industries Platform Leader, Capgemini.
The Capgemini Research Institute’s AI meets the gridreport highlights the scale of the challenge. AI workloads can consume five to ten times more power than traditional computing, while 83% of data...
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