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Piyush Goyal pitches India as data centre hub in Japan
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, during a visit to Japan, has promoted India as a destination for data centres, citing investment commitments of about $200 billion from global hyperscalers. Goyal met Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Ryosei and proposed cooperation in trade, technology, investment and tourism.
Separately, a report by Anarock said India's data centre capacity is set to expand fourfold to 101 million square feet by 2030, driven by over $300 billion in commitments. The report noted major investments including Google's $15 billion data centre in Visakhapatnam and Reliance's 168 MW AI-enabled centre in Jamnagar for Meta.
Meanwhile, Luxembourg-based iPC has proposed a ₹83,480 crore integrated green hydrogen and hyperscale data centre project in Karnataka. The first phase, worth ₹17,114 crore, includes 400 MW of data centre capacity and 500 MW green hydrogen capacity.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The three sources cover different angles of the same data centre push. newindianexpress.com and timesnownews.com report Goyal's Japan pitch and the Anarock forecast as neutral business stories, while thehindu.com leads with the specific Karnataka investment. The Anarock report frames growth as driven by private commitments and policy like the DPDPA, not government action. Goyal's visit and the iPC proposal show both diplomatic and state-level efforts to attract investment. The actual pace of land acquisition and water availability for projects like iPC's will test execution.
The Karnataka project requires 1,000 acres and 13 MLD of water, with state approval pending.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): newindianexpress.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
