The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - India, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Indus Towers installs solar systems across 50,000 telco sites in India
Intends to expand deployments to 100,000 sites by 2029
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Tata Power eyes 2.8GW of generation, transmission, and distribution for Indian data center sector
Current estimates have the Indian data center market reaching 26.3GW by 2031-32
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Indian renewable firm Waaree forms new data center subsidiary
Has yet to commence operations
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Google inks one million ton carbon removal deal with Mitti Labs in India
Credits generated by the company's methane-reduction projects in the rice farming sector
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Infineon acquires Indian power systems firm C2i Semiconductors
Transaction expected to close this year
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Amazon advances several water sustainability projects in India
Claims it had achieved water positivity in India ahead of its 2027 target
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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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Amazon launches water replenishment projects in Indiana and India
Adds to growing portfolio of water sustainability efforts
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Apple signs 150MW renewable deal with CleanMax in India
Alongside two other sustainability-focused initiatives in the country
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TCS partners with Siemens Energy to develop AI-ready data center infrastructure in India
Continuation of two-decade relationship
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Amazon inks $30m carbon removal deal with the Good Rice Alliance in India - report
Purchases more than 685,000 tons of credits as part of deal
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Digital Edge signs 83MW solar PPA with Hexa to power data center in Navi Mumbai, India
Also signs recycled water partnership
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C2i Semiconductors raises $15m in Series A funding
Will use proceeds to develop plug-and-play “grid-to-GPU” system
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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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Adani Group to explore construction of nuclear plants to power AI ambitions - report
Development would be closely tied to data center power demand
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Google partners with ReNew to develop 150MW solar plant in Rajasthan, India
Google will receive the environmental attribute certificates generated by the project
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PDG to implement India's first carbon-free energy matching scheme at MU1 campus in Mumbai
In partnership with Flexidao and Tata Power
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Indian miner to explore building data centers at decommissioned mines - report
CIL has reportedly initiated feasibility study and shortlisted four potential sites
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Maharashtra state gov't partners with Prestige to develop data center in Navi Mumbai, India
Expected to commence development next year
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Vodafone Idea signs PPA for 4MW of captive solar in India
Also acquires a 26 percent stake in Aditya Birla Renewables SPV 3
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AWS signs 80MW PPA with Gentari in Tamil Nadu, India
Wind project expected to be commissioned in mid 2027
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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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Amazon signs 180MW PPA in India with JSW Energy
Third PPA in the Indian market in a matter of days
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Amazon signs two PPAs in India with CleanMax and BluPine Energy
The projects have a combined capacity of 199MW
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CtrlS completes 125MW solar farm to power Mumbai campus
Will cover 60 percent of energy consumption at the Mumbai campus
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Google to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Indian biochar firm Varaha
The deal is the largest industrial biochar transaction to date
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IEA: Global coal power use reaches all time high, driven by increased electricity demand
The rate decline of coal consumption in advanced economies has also begun to slow
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Yotta Data Services seeks $500m for India data center expansion
The deal could be finalized in early 2025