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India’s data centre boom is colliding with its climate reality
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India's rapid growth in data centres is drawing significant investment but is also intensifying pressure on the country's electricity and water supplies. Transmission inefficiencies and heat from server operations are exacerbating existing resource constraints. A proposed national framework aims to introduce enforceable standards to address these challenges and safeguard consumer interests.
WHY IT MATTERS
This story highlights the urgent need to balance India's digital infrastructure ambitions with sustainable resource management amid climate and energy constraints.
India’s data centre expansion is attracting billions in investment, but rising electricity and water demand, transmission bottlenecks, heat generation are straining already stressed resources; a national framework with enforceable standards is needed to manage these costs and protect consumers
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