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Karnataka information technology (IT) minister Priyank Kharge on December 3 asked the data centre industry to submit a detailed “laundry list” of gaps in infrastructure, regulations and policy to enable the state government to customize support for the sector’s data centre growth.

Bengaluru NTT announced the elaunch of its data centre at Devanahalli on Wednesday. Karnataka is a major hub for NTT, a $100 billion global conglomerate operating 160 data centres worldwide. Currently, NTT has 150plus MW of Al-driven data centre capacity live globally, while in India it operates 22 live data centres, with several more under construction. It has three data centres in Bengaluru with an investment of Rs 1,700 crore and committed an additional Rs 2,400 crore for a new campus at Devanahalli. The centre is equipped with a dedicated 220 kV power substation to ensure uninter A MAJOR HUB. Priyank Kharge, Minister, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and IT & Biotechnology, speaking at the Assocham Smart Datacenters & Cloud Infrastructure Conclave 2025 rupted power supply, and a marquee Bengaluru-based customer is going live this month itself..

IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge promised to implement an environment-friendly approach for establishing data centres in the state. He was speaking at the 8th ASSO- CHAM Smart Data Centres & Cloud Infrastructure Conclave 2025 on Wednesday. “We will have infrastructure that is en- ergy-secure, renewable energy- aligned and water secure. We will aggressively reduce car- bon footprint and incorporate new technologies such as liq- uid cooling, advanced thermal management, and other next- generation cooling solutions,” he stressed.

India’s data centre infrastructure has to grow to catch up with demand and fulfil the growth at the same time. Though the country produces over 20% of the world’s data, it hosts only 3% of data centre capacity, said Sify CEO, Data Centre and ASSOCHAM National Data Centre Council Co-Chair Sharad Agarwal.

The Karnataka government on Wednesday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) one with Coinbase India and another with Refroid Technologies to promote blockchain development, cybersecurity and energy-efficient Al infrastructure in the state. Karnataka’s IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge said, Through these partnerships, we aim to unlock new economic opportunities for our youth, build strong technical capability, and move rapidly toward our vision of making Karnataka a global pioneer in digital innovation. Under the MoU with the digital asset the two will be Platform Coinbase, the state will collaborate on blockchain developer education, statewide early-stage startup support and cybersecurity training.