New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The government is working on a data centre policy, with India offering significant potential for hyperscale data centre development, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada said on Wednesday.

Government Working On National Data Centre Policy

Speaking at the Central Electricity Authority's brainstorming session on artificial intelligence (AI) in the power sector, Prasada said the government aims to ensure that expanding data centre infrastructure does not increase electricity costs for consumers.

He noted that in some countries, rising power demand from data centres has affected electricity availability and costs for consumers, adding that India would seek to avoid such challenges...