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India's data-centre boom hinges on integrated clean-energy power planning

India's data-centre capacity quadrupled to 1,500 MW by 2025, demanding coordinated renewable and grid planning.

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The article argues that India's data centres require an integrated power supply portfolio-renewable generation, battery storage, firm grid supply, substations, transmission capacity and backup-because renewable procurement alone cannot guarantee clean power every hour. [1] The International Energy Agency (IEA) states that a data centre in the United States uses around 2 million litres of water per day on average. [2] US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that data centres do not use water. [3] India's data-centre capacity increased fourfold from about 375 MW in 2020 to around 1,500 MW by 2025. [4] The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects India's electricity demand to grow by an average of 6.4% per year from 2026 to 2030. [5] Data centres have become a controversial topic for communities across the United States in the run-up to November's midterm elections. [6]
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  1. The article argues that India's data centres require an integrated power supply portfolio-renewable generation, battery storage, firm grid supply, substations, transmission capacity and backup-because renewable procurement alone cannot guarantee clean power every hour. · pv magazine Global
  2. The International Energy Agency (IEA) states that a data centre in the United States uses around 2 million litres of water per day on average. · BBC News
  3. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that data centres do not use water. · BBC News
  4. India's data-centre capacity increased fourfold from about 375 MW in 2020 to around 1,500 MW by 2025. · pv magazine Global
  5. The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects India's electricity demand to grow by an average of 6.4% per year from 2026 to 2030. · pv magazine Global
  6. Data centres have become a controversial topic for communities across the United States in the run-up to November's midterm elections. · BBC News
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