India Data Centre Capacity Set to Hit 2 GW in 2026: CBRE

India is expected to add more than 200 MW of data centre capacity in H2 2026, putting the country on track to reach 2 GW of operational capacity by year-end, according to CBRE. The market added approximately 130 MW during H1 2026, with Mumbai accounting for 94 per cent of the new supply.

Capital deployment is accelerating alongside capacity. Data centre investment commitments reached approximately USD 38 billion in H1 2026, taking cumulative commitments since 2021 to around USD 173 billion. Hyperscale and colocation projects represented nearly 62 per cent of cumulative commitments, while more than 15 per cent was linked to artificial intelligence.

India has consequently moved from APAC’s ‘High Growth Market’ category to its ‘Leading Data Centre Markets’ group in 2026, alongside Japan, Australia and Mainland China.

Facility specifications are also strengthening. Tier IV data centres represented 43 per cent of overall supply in H1 2026, compared with 21 per cent in 2024.

Domestic developers delivered 48 per cent of H1 additions, ahead of American players at 28 per cent and European firms at 24 per cent. While over 80 per cent of operational capacity remains concentrated in Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi-NCR, future growth is expected to extend to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam.