Data centre capacity in the country has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to more than 1500 MW
Data centre capacity in the country has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to more than 1500 MW
In line with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision, the Government is democratising the development and usage of technology.
The focus is facilitating establishment of data centres in the country which will help strengthen digital infrastructure and improve delivery of digital services across various sectors.
Data Centre industry in India is growing at a steady pace. Data centre capacity in the country has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to more than 1500 MW till 2025.
Data centres are spread across the country and as per industry sources major capacity is in following cities:
Sl. No.
City
Operational Capacity (in Megawatt)
1
Mumbai / Navi Mumbai
790
2
Chennai
305
3
Bengaluru
182
4
Hyderabad
152
5
Delhi-NCR/Noida
76
6
Other (Pune, Kolkata)
15
Four (4) submarine cable systems are currently under being commissioned at various Cable Landing Stations (CLS) by different Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).
The details are placed at Table-1 of Annexure-I.
Further, three (3) submarine cable systems are under planning by various TSPs for which applications have been submitted to DoT.
The details are placed at Table-2 of Annexure-I and as on date, Government is not planning to establish new Sub-Sea Gateways.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a circular DPSS. CO.OD. No 2785/06.08.005/2017-18 dated 6th April 2018 & FAQs thereto dated 26.06.2019 on “Storage of Payment System Data” advising all system providers to ensure that the entire data relating to payment systems operated by them is stored in a system only in India.
The policies of the Government of India are aimed at ensuring a safe, trusted and accountable cyberspace with sufficient data storage capacity within country.
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Annexure-I
Table-1: List of Submarine Cable Systems
Sl No.
Name of the Submarine Cable System
Name of the Telecom Service Provider
Location of the Cable Landing Station (CLS)
Status
1
India Europe Xpress (IEX)
M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL)
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Under commissioning
2
SEA-ME-WE-6
M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd (BAL)
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Under commissioning
3
2Africa
M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd (BAL)
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Under commissioning
4
Raman Cable
M/s Sify Technologies Ltd (Sify)
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Under commissioning
Table-2: List of planned Submarine Cable Systems
Sl No.
Name of the Submarine Cable System
Name of the Telecom Service Provider
Location of the Cable Landing Station (CLS)
Status
1
Wyasa Cable System
M/s Tata Communications Ltd (TCL)
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Under planning. Application has been submitted
2
Indian Ocean Cable (IOC)
M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL)
Raigad (Maharashtra)
Under planning. Application has been submitted
3
WABAN Cable System
M/s Sify Technologies Ltd (Sify)
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Under planning. Application has been submitted
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Jitin Prasada in Lok Sabha on 18.03.2026.