Data Centres Policy 2016
Progress Overview
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Hyperscaler Investments Attracted
AWS Data Centre Investment
Microsoft Data Centre Investment
Essential Service Designation
Milestones
Data Centres Policy Released
CompletedData Centres Policy released as part of the ICT Policy 2016 sectoral policy suite, designating data centres as essential services.
Essential Service Designation
CompletedData centres formally designated as essential services under state law, guaranteeing uninterrupted power supply and dual power grid connectivity.
Hyperscaler Investment Wave
CompletedAWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud announced major Hyderabad data centre investments, validating the essential service model and policy incentives.
AWS $4.4B & Microsoft $2B Investments
CompletedAWS announced a $4.4 billion investment and Microsoft announced a $2 billion investment in Hyderabad data centre infrastructure.
CtrlS AI Data Centre MoU
CompletedCtrlS signed an MoU for a $1.15 billion AI data centre cluster in Hyderabad, one of the largest such commitments in India.
Yotta 25,000 GPU AI Supercomputer MoU
In ProgressYotta signed an MoU to establish a 25,000 GPU AI supercomputer facility in Hyderabad, advancing the state's AI infrastructure ambitions.
Description & Context
The Data Centres Policy 2016 positioned Hyderabad as India's preferred data centre and disaster recovery hub by granting data centres essential service status-guaranteeing priority power allocation, exemptions from outages, and government-funded security within a dedicated Data Centres Campus. Hyderabad's seismic stability (Zone-II) and pre-approved building and power permissions under TS-iPASS reduce regulatory friction to a minimum. Power tariffs are set by the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC). The policy has catalysed hyperscaler investment at scale: AWS ($4.4 billion), Microsoft ($2 billion), CtrlS ($1.15 billion AI data centre cluster MoU, January 2025), and Yotta's 25,000 GPU AI supercomputer MoU (2025) establish Hyderabad as a leading destination for AI infrastructure investment.