India’s Data Center Boom: $300 Billion Bet, 101 Million Square Feet by 2030

Submission Statement: While opposition to data centers rise in the United States, Asian countries have doubled down on trying to expand compute capacity. Following China's roughly $300 Billion allocation of capital for data center buildouts, Indian and Western corporates like Adani ($100 billion), Amazon ($13 billion), Google ($15 billion), Microsoft ($20 billion), and Reliance ($110 billion) ponying up capital. This buildout is increasingly being linked with renewable energy investments.