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9.3 GW of AI data centre demand lacks grid applications
About 9.3 GW of India’s projected 26.3 GW additional electricity demand from AI data centres by 2031-32 has not yet entered the formal grid-connection process, the Ministry of Power told ETEnergyworld. Applications…
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About 9.3 GW of India’s projected 26.3 GW additional electricity demand from AI data centres by 2031-32 has not yet entered the formal grid-connection process, the Ministry of Power told ETEnergyworld. Applications have been filed with State Transmission Utilities for about 17 GW.
The projection, covering 11 states, is nearly double the earlier estimate of 13.56 GW cited in a March Rajya Sabha reply. The ministry said transmission expansion will proceed in phases. Data centre capacity has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to about 1,575 MW, with facilities concentrated in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Jamnagar.
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Claims that India’s AI boom already has a fully prepared power backbone get ahead of the evidence, while fears of an immediate capacity crisis also overstate the position. More than half the projected demand has applications, but 9.3 GW still lacks even that first formal step. The practical test is whether transmission projects and generation additions keep pace with applications before 2031-32, not the headline forecast alone.
Source: energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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