India prepares data centre policy, says Jitin Prasada
In short
India is working on a new policy for data centres. The plan would make approvals easier and give the sector infrastructure status, and a tax holiday until 2047 for some foreign cloud providers has also been announced.
This could help data centre builders and cloud firms, but the final policy is not yet out. The reporting does not say when it will be finished.
What the reporting says
India’s government is preparing a data centre policy to support the hyperscale data centre sector, according to the reporting. The proposed policy would streamline approvals and give the industry infrastructure status, while a tax holiday until 2047 for eligible foreign cloud providers has also been announced. The story says AI could help improve power generation efficiency for data centres, but it does not say when the policy will be finalised.
Why it matters
India’s government is preparing a data centre policy aimed at the hyperscale data centre sector, with reported steps to streamline approvals and grant infrastructure status. The same reporting says a tax holiday until 2047 for eligible foreign cloud providers has been announced, and notes AI may improve power generation efficiency and flexibility for data centres. The timing for the final policy and which companies benefit are not stated.