Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- As India pours billions of dollars into new artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, the country's biggest challenge is no longer generating enough electricity but ensuring reliable power reaches these facilities through stronger transmission networks while building the digital infrastructure needed to distribute AI workloads efficiently.

Speaking at the Mint Sustainability Impact Summit 2026, held recently, industry executives and a policy expert said India's AI ambitions will increasingly depend on upgrading electricity transmission, expanding fibre connectivity and planning data centre locations more strategically.

Sunil Gupta, chief executive of Yotta Data Services, said India already has adequate electricity gen...