New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- With 70 per cent of compute-intensive models being developed in the United States, China's growing push for technological isolation, and Western markets focusing on regulatory stability, India is emerging as a credible alternative for long-term digital infrastructure partnerships, according to a report by Centrum.

The report highlighted that the scale of India's opportunity is already becoming visible. The country's data centre capacity stood at 1.4 GW in 2024, representing a market size of USD 5.03 billion.

This capacity is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 21 per cent through 2030, almost double the global average growth rate of 11.2 per cent.

Currently, the pipeline includes 3.4 GW of data centres u...