New Delhi: With synthetic intelligence (AI) adoption surging throughout sectors, the necessity for dependable, scalable and sustainable AI infrastructure in India has by no means been extra pressing, NITI Aayog mentioned on Thursday. Recognising the essential position of AI infrastructure in shaping India’s financial future, the NITI Aayog ‘Frontier Tech Hub’ hosted a high-level workshop right here, targeted on accelerating investments in AI-ready datacentres throughout Indian states.

“India has a once-in-a-generation alternative to turn out to be a worldwide AI datacentre hub. With our clear vitality management, unmatched tech expertise, and robust coverage momentum, we’re well-positioned to ship the world’s greenest and most cost-effective AI compute,” mentioned B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO of NITI Aayog.

“However the competitors is international. States should cease pondering solely by way of land and begin pondering by way of AI ecosystems — anchored in vitality, innovation, and execution,” he added. The workshop introduced collectively senior officers from key state governments, central ministries and trade leaders to chart a strategic roadmap for positioning India as a worldwide hub for AI infrastructure.

The deliberations spotlighted the widening hole between India’s digital ambitions and its present compute capabilities. Though India generates practically 20 per cent of the world’s knowledge, it accounts for simply 3 per cent of worldwide datacentre capability.

With AI adoption surging throughout sectors, the necessity for dependable, scalable, and sustainable AI infrastructure has by no means been extra pressing. The workshop urged states to maneuver past land- and actual estate-centric fashions and embrace a brand new paradigm anchored in entry to scrub vitality, high-performance computing, and streamlined coverage environments.

Key themes included the projected doubling of worldwide electrical energy demand from datacentres and AI by 2026; India’s distinctive benefits in renewable vitality, deep engineering expertise, and quickly rising digital financial system; the necessity for coordinated reforms in energy, coverage, and regulation to draw hyperscale and sovereign AI investments.

Members mentioned the six essential pillars important for AI datacentre readiness — land, energy, community, compute, expertise, and enabling insurance policies. The dialog highlighted the urgency for states to assume not simply competitively inside India, however globally, as nations like Vietnam, UAE, and Indonesia aggressively pursue AI investments.