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India can tap large data centre mkt as global AI adoption grows: Equinix MD

Equinix India MD Manoj Paul says AI adoption could drive data centre growth beyond traditional hubs, with the company aiming to expand its India capacity from 20 MW to 70 MW in 2-3 years

Aashish Aryan New Delhi 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 19 2026 | 7:59 PM IST

India’s next wave of data-centre growth could come from locations beyond traditional hubs such as Mumbai and Chennai, as the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) changes where companies build their infrastructure, said Manoj Paul, managing director (MD), Equinix India.

“If you look at India, the places you hear about are Visakhapatnam and Jamnagar, which are not your traditional data-centre hubs. These are unlikely places because when you talk about enterprises and their data, you need to be closer to them and their end customers. With AI, that picture is changing,” Paul told Business Standard in an exclusive interaction here in the city.

With AI, whether the data centre is used for inference or training, it can be far from the city, like a factory, he said, adding that the only requirements were stable power, land, and access to adequately trained human resources.

Equinix, one of the world’s largest digital infrastructure companies, with a presence in 36 countries, has data centres in Mumbai and Chennai.


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