India Prepares Data Centre Policy Amid Power Cost Concerns

Minister of State for IT Jitin Prasada said the Centre is drafting a data centre policy to keep rising electricity demand from pushing up consumer power bills, without disclosing scope or timeline. Protests have hit Amazon's 422 MW project in Thane, while Google builds its Visakhapatnam AI hub under a $15 Bn India investment plan.

• India is preparing a data centre policy; scope and timeline undisclosed
• Amazon's Thane data centre would consume 422 MW, drawing local protests
• Google is building a Visakhapatnam AI hub under a $15 Bn India plan
• Budget 2026-27 proposed a tax holiday until 2047 for cloud firms