Mumbai, March 13 -- Maharashtra currently hosts about 66 per cent of India's total data centre capacity and is well placed to emerge as a global hub for the sector, Chief Advisor to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Kaustubh Dhavse, said on Friday.

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the 7th CII Datacenter Blueprint Summit 2026 in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Dhavse highlighted the state's dominant role in the country's digital infrastructure ecosystem.

"Maharashtra is currently the country leader when it comes to data centres. About 66 per cent of India's data centre capacity is based out of Maharashtra, predominantly in Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane, little bit in Nagpur, little bit in Nashik and then Chhatrapati Sambha...