Government body · New Delhi

Central Electricity Authority

Plans India’s grid; its October 2026 transmission manual treats data centres as critical loads needing fully redundant connections.

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In Vayam’s reporting

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A high-voltage substation with lattice transmission towers in dusty grey haze, lines running to a long windowless concrete hall with rooftop cooling units and a row of generator enclosures, a thin blue light strip along its facade.

AI & Data Centers· Data brief

The grid before the plan: data centres are joining India's peak the costliest way

India's power demand set a record of 270.82 GW on 21 May. Data centres are a sliver of it today, are projected to grow 20-fold, and are being wired in as firm, doubled, peak-hour load.

Ganak·20 Oct 2026·4 min