Grid connectivity, land and water availability key hurdles for India's data centre expansion: Crisil Intelligence
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- ✓Grid connectivity, land and water availability are major hurdles for India’s data centre expansion, says Crisil Intelligence.
- ✓Ashish Mittal said, "Challenges on the data centres are around grid connectivity, site location, and water availability." State governments must provide support to help these projects get off the ground amid rising demand.
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- BUSINESS
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- The Economic Times
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- 3 Minute(s)
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- India Economy
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Speaking exclusively to on the sidelines of a power sector event focused on artificial intelligence (AI), Mittal said the growing relationship between the power sector and data centre industry requires greater coordination to meet future infrastructure needs.
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Grid connectivity, suitable locations and water availability are among the major challenges facing India's expanding data centre industry, and state governments need to provide greater support to help projects take off, according to Ashish Mittal, Director of Consulting for Energy and Commodities at Crisil Intelligence.
Speaking exclusively to on the sidelines of a power sector event focused on artificial intelligence (AI), Mittal said the growing relationship between the power sector and data centre industry requires greater coordination to meet future infrastructure needs.
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