- Published on July 24, 2025
- In AI Features
Unlocking 20% Growth: How India’s Data Centre Surge is Reshaping Tech Services
Fueled by cloud, AI, and 5G, this surge promises a 20% revenue growth in the tech services sector, job creation, and a new era of digital infrastructure.
- By C P Balasubramanyam
India’s data centre industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, and it is most likely to reshape the technology services sector across the country.
In just six to seven years, data centre capacity in the top seven cities has increased more than fourfold, reaching 1,263 megawatts as of April.
This surge is driven by rapid digitalisation, the widespread rollout of 5G networks, increased adoption of cloud and AI technologies, strengthened subsea cable infrastructure, and favourable state-level policies, according to a survey by Nasscom Insights.
Despite accounting for around 20% of the world’s data, India currently holds only 3% of the global data centre capacity, indicating significant room for expansion. While Mumbai leads the sector with 41% of the country’s c
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C P Balasubramanyam
Bala is a journalist covering Indian tech companies and startups from Bengaluru.
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