India, Nov. 3 -- India's installed data centre capacity is projected to increase fivefold to approximately 7.5 gigawatts (GW) by March 2030, attracting investments of more than Rs 3 lakh crore over the next four financial years, according to a report by Crisil Ratings.

The expansion is being driven by growing computing requirements associated with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), enterprise digitalisation, cloud adoption and rising data consumption. However, the pace of capacity addition will depend on the availability of power, timely regulatory approvals and the execution of large infrastructure projects.

The projected expansion will require significant investment not only in data centre buildings and IT infrastructure but ...