# India Data Centre Capacity May Surge

> India's data centre capacity could reach 24-26 GW by 2035-36 without significantly increasing power demand.
- Title: India Data Centre Capacity May Surge · The Economic Times
- Summary: India's data centre capacity could reach 24-26 GW by 2035-36 without significantly increasing power demand. India's data centre capacity may grow to 24-26 GW…
- Keywords: india, data centre, power demand, renewable energy, ce a, ghanshyam prasad, electricity, Data, Centre, Capacity, May, Surge
- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/indias-data-centre-capacity-may-surge-to-24-26-gw-impact-on-overall-power-demand-to-remain-limited-cea-chairman/articleshow/134969168.cms
- Author: ANI
- Published: 2026-10-15T13:22:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: india, data centre, power demand, renewable energy, ce a, ghanshyam prasad, electricity
## Data Centre Capacity Growth
India's data centre capacity could surge to 24-26 GW from less than 2 GW currently.

> Right now the data center is hardly less than 2 gigawatt. Even if it goes to 24 to 26 what has been said today and maybe it might go slightly higher as well.
## Renewable Energy Targets
India aims for 800 GW renewable energy capacity by 2035-36, with 308 GW installed currently.

> We would definitely be reaching around 500 gigawatt by 2030...we have now also planned for 2035-36 wherein we are targeting to reach somewhere around 800 gigawatt.
## Power Demand Projections
Data centre growth is factored into future power demand projections without significant impact.

> Even if it goes to 24 to 26 what has been said today and maybe it might go slightly higher as well. Still, as a percentage of the overall demand it is not going to be much.
## Energy Storage Progress
Energy storage infrastructure development is gaining momentum according to CEA.

> Storage is not an issue. It's picking up and it will definitely come up very, very soon.
## Key takeaway

India's data centre capacity may grow to 24-26 GW by 2035-36 but will remain a small share of overall electricity demand.