The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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News - India, Microsoft
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Microsoft launches 'India South Central' Hyderabad cloud region
First announced in 2022, is cloud company's fourth region in India
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Microsoft to purchase 36,920 tons of carbon removal credits from ERW firm Alt Carbon in Darjeeling, India
Generated by Alt's Darjeeling Revival Project
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Microsoft on pace for $50bn AI investment in "global south"
Some of which will be spent on AI infrastructure
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Microsoft to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Indian biochar firm Varaha
Will be delivered over a three year period
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Microsoft plans $17.5bn AI infrastructure investment in India
Also commits some $5.4bn to Canada over the next two years
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Microsoft to launch new cloud regions in India and Taiwan in 2026; plans second Malaysia region
Despite continuing growth, capacity constraints likely to remain into 2026 in some locations
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Hyperscalers pause data center leases in India due to trade uncertainty - report
Projects are still in the pipeline, but facing delays
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Microsoft cuts off cloud services to Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy
Indian refinery launches retaliatory lawsuit with the High Court of Delhi for an interim injunction
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Microsoft to purchase 1.5 million tons of carbon removal credits in India
The 30-year agreement is the company's first in India
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Microsoft to invest $3bn in AI and cloud computing in India
CEO Satya Nadella pledges to invest in country during Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru
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Microsoft acquires 16-acre plot in Pune, India, for data center expansion
Tech giant paid $62m for land parcel
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Microsoft signs 437MW renewable energy deal in India
Second deal signed with ReNew to help power data centers
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Indian taxi service Ola Cabs exits AWS and Microsoft Azure after "woke" dispute
Following online dispute with Microsoft over alleged "woke culture" enforcement
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Microsoft acquires land in Hyderabad, could launch new India cloud region
Tech giant has reportedly bought three parcels of land
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Microsoft and AWS to increase data center presence in Telangana
Telangana IT minister says both companies to build more data centers in Hyderabad
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Microsoft acquires 25 acres in Pune, India
Company planning another data center in the area
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Microsoft announces plans for data center in Hyderabad, India, and opens new facility in China
First official Azure region announcements of 2022
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Report: Microsoft to buy 50 acres in Hyderabad for new data center campus
Company reportedly finalized deal with local government for new campus
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Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region in Pune
Company expands Indian footprint
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Report: Microsoft to open a data center in Hyderabad, India
Local media claim the company is to spend $2 billion in the region
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Microsoft Azure suffers lengthy Indian cloud outage
Due to power cut and overheating
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Reliance Jio partners with Microsoft, will build Azure data centers across India
10-year alliance hopes to corner the cloud market in the rapidly growing nation