India, Oct. 14 -- The Centre is preparing a policy for data centres, minister of state for IT Jitin Prasada said, amid concerns about the sector's growing electricity demand and its potential impact on consumers' power bills.

Prasada made the announcement at the Central Electricity Authority's brainstorming conclave on 'Making Indian Power Sector AI Enabled'. He did not disclose the policy's scope or a timeline for its rollout.

At the conclave, he said the policy is needed "because we believe India is a very fertile ground for hyperscaler data centres".

According to Reuters, Prasada also said data centres in some countries are diverting power from consumers, leaving them paying higher electricity bills - a situation the government want...