India’s data centre capacity to cross 1GW mark in 2024

India’s data center capacity in the top seven cities is poised to exceed one gigawatt by 2024, marking a near three-fold increase in just four years, reflecting the voracious appetite for content in a country that leads the world in smartphone data consumption.

That trend is likely to intensify as 5G networks expand further across the country that added a record 230 megawatts of new capacity last year.

Cushman & Wakefield reported that the total colocation capacity (IT load) in the top seven cities reached 884 MW in 2023, marking a 35% year-on-year increase.