India, June 8 -- Australia-headquartered data centre operator AirTrunk has outlined plans to invest more than INR 3 trillion (USD 30 billion) in India by 2030, signalling one of the largest proposed commitments yet to the country's fast-growing digital infrastructure sector. Backed by global investment firms Blackstone and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the company intends to expand hyperscale data centre capacity across multiple Indian states and union territories as demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rises.

The proposed investment would support the development of more than five gigawatts (GW) of digital infrastructure capacity in India by the end of the decade, placing the country ...