India, Sept. 27 -- AI's insatiable appetite for computing power is rapidly reshaping global priorities in energy and infrastructure. A 2024 McKinsey report projects that demand for AI-ready data centre capacity will expand at an annual average rate of 33 per cent between 2023 and 2030, with nearly 70 per cent of this growth geared towards infrastructure capable of handling advanced AI workloads.

This transformation is not confined to the developed world; India too is experiencing a surge in data centre investments. As of April 2025, India's total capacity stood at 1,263 MW, with projections of more than $100 billion flowing into the sector by 2027, growing at a CAGR of over 24 per cent between 2023 and 2029. Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi NC...