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Nara Lokesh pitches Vizag to Google Cloud CEO for setting up data centre

Andhra Pradesh's IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh has pitched port city of Vizag in his state for setting up a data centre to Google Cloud CEO, saying the new government in the state has taken various initiatives for supporting industry that will help it transform into a cloud infrastructure hub. The state is focused on setting up data centres in Visakhapatnam and the minister invited Google Cloud to establish its data centre in the port city. As part of his mission to attract investments during his ongoing visit to the United States, Lokesh visited the Google campus in San Francisco where he met Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian, its global networking vice-president Bikas Koley, vice-president of its business applications Rao Surapuneni, and vice-president of Google Maps Chandu Thota. The minister asked all these top echelons of Google to consider setting up of a data centre in Visakhapatnam under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. "Under the visionary leadersh

Data centre capacity to more than double to 2,100 MW by FY27: ICRA

India's data centre capacity is expected to reach 2,000-2,100 megawatts (MW) by FY2027, with anticipated investments of Rs 50,000-55,000 crore fuelled by digital boom and data localisation efforts, according to credit rating agency Icra. The current capacity stands at 950 MW, with major players like NTT Global Data Centers, CtrlS Data Centres, STT Global Data Centers, Sify Technologies and Nxtra Data controlling 85 per cent of the market (as of March 2024), Icra said in a statement. Icra Vice President Anupama Reddy said the surge in data generation and the push for data localization are driving a transformative shift in India's data centre landscape. "The low data tariff plans, access to affordable smartphones, adoption of new technologies and growing user base of social media, e-commerce, gaming and OTT platforms are some of the key triggers for data explosion," she said. Moreover, artificial intelligence (AI) led demand, which is expected to increase multi-fold in the next 3-5 .

Amazon, Google, Microsoft looking at N-power for emission-free electricity

Microsoft, Google and Amazon have recently struck deals with operators and developers of nuclear power plants to fuel the boom in data centres

Schneider Electric to buy data centre cooling firm Motivair for $850 mn

The US is the largest market but demand for data centres is growing elsewhere too

Indian data should remain in Indian data centres, says Akash Ambani

Ambani also urged the government to expedite the draft of the 2020 data centre policy

Data centres in India pivot to strategic artificial intelligence focus

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also signed an agreement with Nvidia for 10,000 GPUs, which will be allocated to startups

Uttarakhand CM reviews cybersecurity after cyberattack on data center

Chief Minister further ordered that a disaster recovery centre should be established for the security of the online platform and recovery of online data related to various departments

Data centre emissions witness growth: Is AI or climate change to blame?

Three of the biggest tech companies, Microsoft, Google and Meta, have reported ballooning greenhouse gas emissions since 2020

PDG plans infusing $1 bn for expansion in India amid AI data center boom

The investment will bring PDG's capacity to 230 MW across two major hubs, Mumbai and Chennai

Google to rethink developing data centre in Chile over water worries

Google on Tuesday said it would halt plans to develop a major USD 200 million data centre in Chile to address environmental grievances, a decision reflecting growing concerns about the impact of the power-thirsty projects around the world. The US technology company first obtained permits in 2020 to construct the vast project in Chile's capital, Santiago, as demand for the server farms skyrocketed across the globe, fuelled by a surge in cloud-based technologies and a craze for generative AI. But months after a Chilean court partially reversed the centre's authorisation over water usage concerns, Google announced Tuesday that it would revise the project to comply with more stringent environmental requirements and change its water-intensive cooling system. A new process will start from scratch, Google said in its statement. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, and the way we design and manage our data centres is no exception. Community complaints in the drought-stricken

Microsoft acquires Rs 520 cr land in Pune for data centre expansion plans

Microsoft recently acquired a 25-acre plot in Pimpri-Chinchwad for Rs 328 crore and 48 acres of land in Hyderabad for Rs 267 crore

Data center operator Switch weighs IPO at about $40 bn valuation: Report

The investment firms that own Switch have in recent weeks held preliminary talks with investment bankers on the potential stock market flotation that could happen as early as 2025

KKR's Agrawal calls industrial infra 'next big thing' in asset class

Data centers and logistics have been big plays for alternative asset managers in real estate and infrastructure as they look to capitalize on long-term trends

Blackstone to buy Australia's data centre group AirTrunk in $16 bn deal

The transaction needs approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), given the asset is being bought by overseas parties.

Indian luxury homebuilder Rustomjee to expand into data centres on AI boom

India's data center capacity has nearly doubled since 2019, drawing interest from a wide range of investors, according to a report from Avendus Capital

Alphabet's Google considering to build large data centre in Vietnam: Report

It was not clear how quickly Google would reach a decision on an investment, but the source said internal talks were taking place and the data centre could be ready in 2027

China invests $6.1 billion in computing data center project, says official

China's massive investment in computing comes as it faces increasing restrictions from the United States

Meity plans to deploy experts for streamlining internal govt data use

The said 'data expert' may be a single person or multiple people, depending on the requirements of a particular ministry

India's data centers to add 500 MW capacity in 4 years: Avendus Capital

The report, *Powering Digital India* Volume II, stated that the sector doubled from 540 MW in 2019 to 1,011 MW in 2023, making India one of the fastest-growing data centre markets globally

CtrlS Datacenters to invest Rs 400 crore in Patna's upcoming datacentre

Data centre operator CtrlS Datacenters on Monday said it will invest about Rs 400 crore in the greenfield datacentre in Patna and has acquired land for the new facility. The site, situated 300 meters from the company's existing Patna DC1 facility, is located in the Pataliputra Industrial Area and has been acquired through the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA). The datacentre is expected to be operational by the second-half of FY 25-26. "CtrlS Datacenters plans to invest approximately Rs 400 crore in this new datacentre, which will boast a 10MW IT load capacity and house approximately 1,000 racks. This land acquisition reaffirms CtrlS Datacenters' commitment to strengthening its presence in Patna," a company statement said. Hyderabad-based CtrlS Datacenters operates 15 datacentres across Mumbai, Noida, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Patna.