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Published: April 2021

Number of Pages: 67

About the Report

This 67-page report provides a complete up to date analysis of the third-party Data Centre market in India. 

About India

India has the availability of water and  fibre connectivity including the connection via international sub marine cables – well over ten. New Data Centre expansion being focused on the largest cities including Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.     

The large cloud computing providers (AWS, Microsoft Cloud & Google Cloud Platform) all now have a local cloud presence in India, with facilities being introduced to cater for data sovereignty concerns. Government legislation is likely to stop personal data being stored outside of India in the future and is already preventing personal payment data from being sent outside the country.

The Indian Government has established a National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) and a GI Cloud Initiative to set up a cloud enabled Data Centre, National Data Centres and infrastructure as a State Area Wide Network (SWAN).

The vast majority of Indian Data Centre facilities have been developed as third-party sites, but there has been some investment by Amazon (AWS) in dedicated Hyperscale Data Centre facilities. Other Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) rent capacity from third-party Hyperscale Data Centre facilities. Most investment is being ploughed into third-party Data Centre facilities suitable for Hyperscale user needs, with larger campus facilities under development by Indian Data Centre Providers – a new trend is the partnerships being formed between Indian Data Centre Providers and foreign investors.

India has become one of the fastest growing Data Centre & Cloud markets in the world, and the report looks at the Data Centre & Cloud landscape in India, with a forecast for the 4 years from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – including:

• Indian Data Centre raised floor space (in m2)


• Indian Data Centre Customer Power (DCCP in MW)


• Indian Data Centre capex investment (in millions of USD)


• Indian Data Centre revenues (in millions of USD)


• Indian Public Cloud revenues (in millions of USD)

Table of Contents

Section One – The Indian Data Centre Landscape – from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – examines the importance of India as a geographical location, mid-way between Europe and Asia:

• DCP considers the growth of India as an economic power, with cloud, mobile, digital technology adoption and usage.


• DCP also considers the state of Indian fibre connectivity including subsea cable connectivity and the development of domestic fibre connectivity and the availability of Dark Fibre services. 


• DCP evaluates the availability of power for Data Centres in India, with energy costs and the development of power and renewable power resources


• Finally, DCP examines the regulatory framework for the Indian market, including for personal data usage, data sovereignty and the Indian central Government & municipal governments role in encouraging cloud services and e-commerce.   

Section Two – The Key Indian Data Centre Profiles – from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – examines the key Indian Data Centre Provider profiles and CSPs (Cloud Service Providers):

• DCP provides a profile on the Data Centre Provider & CSPs - with details on strategy, facilities available, the products offered and power and space availability with the key new investments being made.


• DCP examines the geographical spread and location of the key Data Centre facilities across India, with the main Data Centre City Clusters that are being formed, with ecosystem development and the total investments being made in new third-party Data Centre facilities and dedicated Hyperscale Data Centre facilities 


• DCP provides a summary of the Key Indian Data Centre & Cloud statistics as of the beginning of 2021.

Section Three – The Indian Data Centre - Trends, Forecasts & Conclusions – from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – examines the key trends in the report and provides a 4-year forecast  from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 including:

• DCP provides a summary of the key trends impacting the Indian Data Centre market (both third-party & dedicated Hyperscale segments) identified in the report.


• DCP creates a 4-year forecast for third-party Indian Data Centre Providers & Dedicated Hyperscale facilities in the Indian market measured by Data Centre raised floor space (in m2) & DCCP (Data Centre Customer Power in MW), Data Centre revenues and Data Centre investments (in millions of USD) from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025.


• Finally, DCP provides the key conclusions to the Data Centre India from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 survey.

Appendix One – A list of Cloud & Data Centre Providers that are included in the report

List of Figures

Figure 1 – A picture showing the GPX Global Systems Mumbai 1 Data Centre facility

Figure 2 - A table showing the amount of third party Data Centre raised floor space divided by population for India and other Country Markets

Figure 3 - A table showing the breakdown of Indian third party Data Centre raised floor space by each key city area (as of the end of 2020)

Figure 4 – A pie chart showing Indian Data Centre raised floor space by city cluster as of the beginning of 2021 in per cent

Figure 5 - A table showing the key Indian Data Centre Providers with facilities located in multiple city area clusters - as of the end of 2020

Figure 6 – A pie chart showing the market share of Indian DCPs by raised floor space in per cent

Figure 7 - A simplified map of India

Figure 8 – A graphic showing the digital penetration & technology adoption in India

Figure 9 – A table showing the overall WEF GCI rankings for India from 2016 to 2019

Figure 10 – A chart showing the WEF GCI rankings for Indian institutions from 2016 to 2019

Figure 11 – A chart showing the WEF GCI rankings for Indian ICT services from 2016 to 2019

Figure 12 – A chart showing the key CSPs - with Data Centre location - based in India 

Figure 13 – A table showing the sub-sea cable systems connecting into India

Figure 14 – A table showing the key fibre deployments in India

Figure 15 – A table showing the key Dark Fibre Providers in India

Figure 16 – A table showing the key Indian Data Centre statistics summary

Figure 17 – A table showing the key Indian Data Centre city clusters by raised floor space as 2021

Figure 18 – A pie chart showing Indian Data Centre raised floor space in m2 by each key city as a percentage as of the beginning of 2021

Figure 19 – A table showing the CtrlS Data Centre facilities in India

Figure 20 – A table showing the key NTT India facilities in India

Figure 21 – A table showing the Nxtra Data Centre facilities in India

Figure 22 – A table showing Reliance IDCs

Figure 23 – A table showing the Sify Technology Data Centre facilities in India

Figure 24 – A table showing the ST Telemedia Data Centre facilities in India

Figure 25 – A simplified map showing the location of the AdaniConneX Data Centre facilities

Figure 26 – A picture showing the planned Colt Data Centre facility at Navi Mumbai

Figure 27 – A picture showing the planned ChinData Navi Mumbai Data Centre facility

Figure 28 – A picture showing the planned PDG Data Centre facility at Navi Mumbai

Figure 29 – A schematic showing the Yotta NM1 Data Centre facility at Panval near Navi Mumbai

Figure 30 – A table showing the new planned Indian Data Centre facilities under development

Figure 31 – A pie chart showing the location of the proposed Indian Data Centre facilities in per cent

Figure 32 – A chart showing forecast Indian third-party Data Centre raised floor space from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – in m2 per annum

Figure 33 – A chart showing forecast Indian third-party DCCP from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – in MW per annum

Figure 34 – A table showing forecast average Indian third-party Data Centre Pricing (in rack space, m2 & kW rentals) from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 - in USD per month

Figure 35 – A chart showing forecast Indian third-party Data Centre Revenues from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – in millions of USD per annum

Figure 36 – A table showing the key Indian Data Centre Provider investment announcements

Figure 37 – A chart showing forecast Indian third-party Data Centre investment from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – in millions of USD per annum 

Figure 38 – A chart showing forecast Indian Public Cloud Revenues from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 – in millions of USD per annum

Figure 39 – A table showing the Indian Data Centre Providers mentioned in the report