India topped major APAC countries with the highest data centre capacity of 950MW in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China), overtaking major countries like Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, and Korea.

Real estate consulting firm CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd, which recently released ‘Asia Pacific Data Center Trends Q1 2024’, said India is likely to record the highest capacity addition of 850 MW during the 2024-2026 period, higher than major APAC countries.

After India, Japan recorded the second-highest data centres (DC) capacity with 892 MW, followed by Australia at 773 MW, Singapore at 718 MW, Hong Kong at 613 MW and Korea at 531 MW.

The DC industry in India has experienced remarkable growth and transformation, with capacity doubling since the start of the pandemic. In 2023, there was an addition of 255 MW of new supply compared to 200 MW in 2022, resulting in a total stock of approximately 1,030 MW by the end of the year.