Data centre industry, Piyush Goyal discusses power availability, regulatory issues
The roundtable brought together representatives from the Central and State Governments, CEOs and senior representatives of global hyperscalers, data centre developers and operators, investors, infrastructure providers and other key stakeholders.
The data centre industry recently convened a roundtable with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss power availability, regulatory issues, and streamlined approvals. Representatives from government bodies, global hyperscalers, data centre developers, investors, and infrastructure providers gathered to address measures to ensure adequate and reliable power availability, including cluster-based transmission, Day-1 sanctioned load, dual power feeders, and facilitation of renewable energy procurement across state boundaries.
The discussions also focused on reducing project timelines and improving investment certainty through streamlined single-window approvals and appropriate building regulations for data centres. The roundtable highlighted the rapidly increasing demand from cloud and AI workloads, with hyperscalers accounting for over 80% of data centre absorption in the first half of 2026.
The Indian government anticipates investments in the data centre sector to reach around USD 200 billion, positioning the country as a trusted global data centre hub.
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