Applications for 12 GW data centre capacity under scrutiny by State govt.: Sridhar Babu

Minister for Information Technology and Industries D. Sridhar Babu said fresh applications for data centres with a cumulative capacity of 12 gigawatts are under consideration by Telangana government.

The government is yet to take a call on the applications in view of their massive requirement of water and energy, the Minister said during his address at AI Infrastructure Summit of Microsoft, occasioning the launch of the company’s newest India South Central data centre region in the State at the Chandanvelly Industrial Park in Shabad mandal of Ranga Reddy district.