India Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2025-2030

The India data center market size by investments is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.72% from 2024 to 2030.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• The number of third-party data center facilities in the India data center market is actively growing, with a good start the country is aiming to become an established market in the APAC region and has around 121 existing colocation data centers spread across the country, with most of them being in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
• Wholesale colocation continues to dominate the colocation market in India, with a higher capacity and market share compared with retail colocation. The demand for wholesale colocation is expected to grow owing to the growth in the use of cloud-based services. Cloud operators are likely to store part of their workloads via wholesale colocation.
• A strategic integration of technological innovation, sustainability, and global partnerships is evident in the Indian data center market. This dynamic environment revolutionizes the digital economy of India and makes it more competitive internationally in terms of digital infrastructure.
• According to Turner & Townsend’s Data Center Cost Index for 2024, the construction cost of data centers in Mumbai is $6.60 per watt, which is comparatively lower in comparison with Japan’s Tokyo and Australia’s Sydney. The costs are expected to rise year over year due to several factors, including supply chain issues, inflation, and interest rates.
• Data Center Policy formulated by states individually gives an edge for attracting investments into respective states. Currently, states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal, and other states have their own data center policy focused on ease of setting up businesses.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment area, power capacity, and India colocation market revenue.
• Assessment of the data center investment in India by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in the area (thousand square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing India data center market landscape, an in-depth market analysis, and insightful predictions about the India data center market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in India
• Facilities Covered (Existing): 121
• Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 87
• Coverage: 25+ Cities
• Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
• Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data center colocation market in India
• Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2021-2030)
• Wholesale vs. Retail Colocation Revenue (2021-2030)
• Retail Colocation Pricing
• Wholesale Colocation Pricing
• The India data center landscape market investments are classified into IT, power, cooling, and general construction services with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspects of the market.

INDIA DATA CENTER MARKET VENDOR LANDSCAPE

• The India data center market is primarily dominated by operators, including NTT DATA, CtrlS Datacenters, Sify Technologies, Nxtra by Airtel, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, AdaniConneX, Yotta Infrastructure, Princeton Digital Group, Iron Mountain, Colt Data Centre Services, Equinix, Digital Connexion, and others.
• In September 2024, Princeton Digital Group announced its plan to invest around USD 1 billion to expand its data center portfolio across Chennai and Mumbai. The company aims to expand its MU1 data center campus in Mumbai by adding three new buildings and developing a new data center campus, CH1, in Chennai.
• The India data center market is also witnessing investment from several new entrants, which include CapitaLand, Digital Edge, Everstone, Lumina CloudInfra, and others.
• All the major cloud operators, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others, operate in the India data center market with their own dedicated cloud regions.
• Hyperscale operators such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google are involved in the development of self-built data center facilities in the India data center market. For instance, in 2024, hyperscale data center operators contributed to 13.4% of the overall data center investments in India, and this share is likely to increase and reach around 14.8% by 2030.

EXISTING VS. UPCOMING DATA CENTERS

• Existing Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
• Maharashtra
• Uttar Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Other States
• List of Upcoming Facilities in the Region (Area and Power Capacity)
• Maharashtra
• Uttar Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Other States

IT Infrastructure Providers

• Arista Networks
• Atos
• Broadcom
• Cisco Systems
• Dell Technologies
• Fujitsu
• Hitachi Vantara
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Huawei Technologies
• IBM
• Lenovo
• NEC
• Oracle
• NetApp

Data Center Construction Contractors & Sub-contractors

• AECOM
• Advanced India Projects (AIPL)
• AHLUWALIA CONTRACTS (INDIA)
• DEC Infra
• DSCO Group
• Edifice Consultants
• Emerge Engineering
• Krishna Buildestates (KBE)
• Larsen & Toubro
• Listenlights
• Nikom InfraSolutions
• Prasa
• Tata Projects
• Techno Electric & Engineering
• Turner & Townsend
• Vastunidhi Architects

Support Infrastructure Providers

• 3M
• ABB
• Alfa Laval
• BlueBox by Swegon
• Bloom Energy
• Caterpillar
• Climaveneta
• Cummins
• Delta Electronics
• Eaton
• Fuji Electric
• HITEC Power Protection
• Johnson Controls
• Kirloskar Oil Engines
• Legrand
• NetRack Enclosures
• Panduit
• Riello Elettronica
• Rittal
• Rolls-Royce
• Schneider Electric
• Siemens
• STULZ
• Vertiv

Data Center Investors

• AdaniConneX
• Amazon Web Services
• Bridge Data Centres
• BSNL
• Colt Data Centre Services
• CtrlS Datacenters
• Cyfuture
• Digital Connexion
• Equinix
• Microsoft
• NTT DATA
• Nxtra by Airtel
• OVHcloud
• Pi DATACENTERS
• Princeton Digital Group
• RackBank
• Reliance Jio
• Sify Technologies
• ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
• VueNow
• Iron Mountain
• Yotta Infrastructure

New Entrants

• CapitaLand
• Digital Edge
• Everstone Group
• Lumina CloudInfra
• SLG Capital

REPORT COVERAGE:

This report analyses the Indian data center market share. It elaborately analyses the existing and upcoming facilities and investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:

• Facility Type
• Colocation Data Centers
• Hyperscale Data Centers
• Enterprise Data Centers
• IT Infrastructure
• Server Infrastructure
• Storage Infrastructure
• Network Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
• UPS Systems
• Generators
• Transfer Switches & Switchgears
• PDUs
• Other Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
• Rack
• Other Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
• CRAC and CRAH Units
• Chillers Units
• Cooling Towers, Condensers and Dry Coolers
• Other Cooling Units
• General Construction
• Core & Shell Development
• Installation & Commissioning Services
• Building & Engineering Design
• Fire Detection & Suppression Systems
• Physical Security
• DCIM
• Tier Standard
• Tier I & Tier II
• Tier III
• Tier IV
• Geography
• Maharashtra
• Uttar Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Other States

KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

1. What is the growth rate of the India data center market?

2. How big is India data center market?

3. How much MW of power capacity will be added across India during 2025-2030?

4. What factors are driving the India data center market?

5. Which states are included in the India data center market report?