India's IT ministry puts installed data-centre capacity at about 1,575 MW.印度电子和信息技术部称，数据中心装机容量约 1,575 MW。

• MeitY's Data Centre Policy 2020 is marked as a draft for discussion. It proposes Data Centre Economic Zones, essential-service status and open access, and encourages renewable energy; the copy read sets no PUE or WUE figure.MeitY 的《2020 数据中心政策》标注为讨论稿。它提出设立数据中心经济区、赋予基本服务地位并实行开放接入，并鼓励可再生能源；所读副本未设定 PUE 或 WUE 数值。 draft草案 2020-11 source来源
• Data centres with at least 5 MW of IT load are on the Finance Ministry's Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors.IT 负荷不低于 5 MW 的数据中心列入财政部《基础设施子行业统一总清单》。 in force生效中 2022-10-11 source来源
• The Union Budget 2026-27 proposed a tax holiday until 2047 for a foreign company selling cloud services to customers globally using data-centre services from India; Indian customers must be served through an Indian reseller. The Budget memorandum limits it to data centres set up under an approved scheme, notified by MeitY, and owned and operated by an Indian company, and a 15% safe harbour on cost applies to a related Indian company. These texts contain no PUE or water condition.2026-27 联邦预算提议，外国公司利用印度的数据中心服务向全球客户销售云服务，可享受至 2047 年的免税期；服务印度客户须通过印度经销商。预算备忘录把范围限于按批准方案设立、经 MeitY 公告、由印度公司拥有和运营的数据中心；关联印度公司适用成本加 15% 的安全港。这些文本没有 PUE 或用水条件。 in force from 2026-04-01自 2026-04-01 生效 2026-02-01 source来源
• NITI Aayog's Data Centre Evaluation Framework is guidance for states, not regulation. It asks for a power plan validated jointly by developer, distribution company and state transmission utility; demand-response readiness above 20 MW; design and guaranteed PUE; standardised PUE, WUE and CUE measurement; and desalinated water where basin stress rules out more fresh water.NITI Aayog 的《数据中心评估框架》是给各邦的指引，不是法规。它要求开发商、配电公司和邦输电公司共同验证供电计划；20 MW 以上具备需求响应能力；提供设计和保证 PUE；统一 PUE、WUE 和 CUE 的计量；流域压力不允许再取淡水时使用淡化水。 advice建议 2026-10-14 source来源
• Gujarat notified its Data Centre Policy 2026-29, planning 7.5 GW of capacity; eligible projects must source at least 51% of operational electricity from renewable and green sources. No PUE or WUE figure appears in the reports read.古吉拉特邦正式发布了《2026-29 数据中心政策》，计划 7.5 GW 容量；符合条件的项目，其运营用电须至少有 51% 来自可再生和绿色能源。所读报道中没有 PUE 或 WUE 数值。 in force (policy)生效（政策） 2026-08-07 source来源
• Maharashtra widened its Integrated Green Data Centre Parks policy from three parks to twenty, statewide, and cut the required green-energy share for core activities from 100% to 51%, by a Government Resolution of 9 June 2026, according to a trade report.据行业报道，马哈拉施特拉邦以 2026 年 6 月 9 日的政府决议，把综合绿色数据中心园区政策从三个园区扩大到全邦二十个，并把核心活动的绿色能源比例要求从 100% 降至 51%。 in force (policy)生效（政策） 2026-06-09 source来源
• Andhra Pradesh's IT minister says at least 70% of the energy used by data centres must be renewable, and that water for the Visakhapatnam cluster is to come through the Polavaram project, with incentives for desalination.安得拉邦 IT 部长称，数据中心至少 70% 的能源须来自可再生能源；维沙卡帕特南集群的用水将经 Polavaram 工程供应，并对海水淡化提供激励。 announced已宣布 2026-09-25 source来源
• India's Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 let the central government require Significant Data Fiduciaries to keep specified personal data in India. Other personal data may leave India, subject to requirements the government may set on making it available to a foreign state. No general localisation duty was found in these rules.印度《2025 数字个人数据保护规则》允许中央政府要求重要数据受托人把指定的个人数据留在印度境内。其他个人数据可以出境，但政府可就向外国提供这些数据设定要求。这些规则中未发现一般性本地化义务。 in force from 2027-05自 2027-05 生效 2025-11-13 source来源
• The National Green Tribunal flagged gaps in the clearance of a 512 MW data centre at Visakhapatnam, granted as a building project. It said public consultation and site-specific conditions were not taken into account, that heat generation appeared to be overlooked, that the environmental rules have no category for mega data centres, and that the 2020 draft policy was never finalised, according to LiveLaw.据 LiveLaw 报道，国家绿色法庭指出，维沙卡帕特南一个 512 MW 数据中心的环境许可存在缺口：它按建筑项目审批，未考虑公众咨询和场地特定条件，发热问题似被忽略；环境规定中没有超大型数据中心的类别，2020 年政策草案也未最终确定。 actual实际 2026-10-30 source来源
• The Green Energy Open Access Rules of 2022 let any consumer with a load of 100 kW or more, down from 1 MW, buy renewable power directly through the grid.2022 年《绿色能源开放接入规则》允许负荷 100 kW 及以上（此前为 1 MW）的任何用户通过电网直接购买可再生电力。 in force生效中 2022-06-06 source来源

• Uttar Pradesh's Data Centre Policy 2026 sets no PUE limit. It raises subsidy ceilings in three PUE tiers (up to 1.35, 1.35 to 1.45, 1.45 to 1.60) for parks and units with a top-two green data-centre certification. At PUE up to 1.35, a park's overall interest-subsidy ceiling rises by ₹4 crore and its annual ceiling by ₹0.8 crore.北方邦《2026 数据中心政策》未设定 PUE 限值。对获得前两级绿色数据中心认证的园区和单体项目，按三档 PUE（不超过 1.35、1.35 至 1.45、1.45 至 1.60）提高补贴上限。PUE 不超过 1.35 时，园区的利息补贴总上限提高 4,000 万卢比（₹4 crore），年度上限提高 800 万卢比（₹0.8 crore）。 condition of state incentives邦级激励条件 2026-07 source来源
• Karnataka's Sustainable Data Centre Policy 2026-31, as reported, targets 1 GW of IT load by 2031, requires plant-wise reporting of PUE and WUE, and pays Rs 20 crore once to units reaching PUE 1.00 to 1.20, after they hold it for three consecutive years.据报道，卡纳塔克邦《2026-31 可持续数据中心政策》目标是到 2031 年达到 1 GW IT 负荷，要求按站点报告 PUE 和 WUE，并向 PUE 达到 1.00 至 1.20 且连续保持三年的数据中心项目一次性支付 2 亿卢比（Rs 20 crore）。 condition of state incentives邦级激励条件 2026-09-30 source来源
• MeitY told Parliament that the Bureau of Indian Standards has published standards on PUE, CUE, CER and WUE, and that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency's building codes (ECBC 2017, ECSBC 2024) include provisions relevant to data centres. The reply sets no PUE or WUE limit and does not say whether the standards are mandatory.MeitY 向议会表示，印度标准局已发布 PUE、CUE、CER 和 WUE 标准，能效局的建筑规范（ECBC 2017、ECSBC 2024）含有与数据中心相关的条款。答复未设定 PUE 或 WUE 限值，也未说明这些标准是否强制。 published standard已发布标准 2026-08-07 source来源

• The think tank CEEW reports from its industry consultations that power is the first hurdle and land acquisition the next, and that perceived water risk is low, though this may understate future constraints. Stakeholders name grid connectivity approvals, building plan sanctions and fire clearances as causes of delay.智库 CEEW 根据行业访谈称，电力是首要障碍，其次是土地获取；受访方认为用水风险较低，但这可能低估未来的约束。相关方指出并网审批、建筑规划许可和消防许可是造成延误的原因。 statement (think tank)声明（智库） 2026-02 source来源
• The consultancy Structure Research says MSEDCL, the Maharashtra distribution utility, has allocated about 6 GW of grid capacity to data centres in Navi Mumbai, and that committed and under-construction capacity is approaching that limit, moving new builds to outer zones such as Panvel, Taloja and Rasayani.咨询机构 Structure Research 称，马哈拉施特拉邦配电公司 MSEDCL 已向新孟买的数据中心分配约 6 GW 电网容量，已承诺和在建容量正接近这一上限，新项目因此转向 Panvel、Taloja 和 Rasayani 等外围地区。 statement (consultancy)声明（咨询机构） 2026 source来源
• The government's position differs: MeitY told Parliament that the national transmission system is adequately prepared to supply power reliably across regions.政府的立场不同：MeitY 向议会表示，全国输电系统已做好充分准备，可在各地区可靠供电。 statement (government)声明（政府） 2026-03-13 source来源
• The CEA has set up a committee on how large data centres affect the power system and grid stability, after Odisha raised concerns about large collective power purchases by operators, according to a KNN report that cites the Economic Times.据 KNN 援引《经济时报》报道，在奥里萨邦就运营商大规模集体购电表达担忧后，CEA 成立了委员会，研究大型数据中心对电力系统和电网稳定的影响。 actual实际 2026-10-01 source来源
• A market report says the 26.3 GW covers 11 states, that developers have applied for grid connectivity for about 17 GW of it, and that applications for the remaining 9.3 GW are still pending. If correct, this could link the 17 GW and 26.3 GW figures, but no ministry document stating it was found.一份市场报道称，26.3 GW 覆盖 11 个邦，开发商已就其中约 17 GW 申请并网，其余 9.3 GW 的申请仍未完成。如果属实，这可能解释 17 GW 与 26.3 GW 的关系，但未找到说明这一点的部委文件。 actual实际 2026-08-27 source来源

• The water ministry (Jal Shakti) told Parliament that MeitY has received no concerns about data-centre water use, and that groundwater extraction is controlled by general guidelines (S.O. 3289(E) of 24 September 2020, amended 29 March 2023). The reply gives no water limit or WUE requirement for data centres.水利部（Jal Shakti）向议会表示，MeitY 未收到有关数据中心用水的关切；地下水开采由一般性指南管理（2020 年 9 月 24 日 S.O. 3289(E)，2023 年 3 月 29 日修订）。答复未给出针对数据中心的用水限值或 WUE 要求。 in force生效中 2026-03-30 source来源
• Newslaundry reports that the Central Ground Water Board found Bengaluru extracts almost 10 times what it recharges each year, and that Devanahalli, which hosts several data centres, uses 169% of permissible extraction. It also reports Karnataka's IT minister telling the Assembly that each MW needs 25 million litres of water a year.据 Newslaundry 报道，中央地下水委员会发现班加罗尔每年的地下水开采量几乎是补给量的 10 倍；有多个数据中心的 Devanahalli 开采量达到允许开采量的 169%。报道还称，卡纳塔克邦 IT 部长在邦议会表示，每 MW 每年需要 2,500 万升水。 actual实际 2026-04-16 source来源
• Down To Earth reports that Chennai nearly ran out of water in 2019 and brought in supplies by train, and that the city still relies heavily on erratic rains, desalination plants and groundwater.据 Down To Earth 报道，金奈 2019 年几乎断水，曾用火车运水；该市至今仍严重依赖不稳定的降雨、海水淡化厂和地下水。 actual实际 2026-07-04 source来源
• The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to stay construction of the Google-Adani data centre at Visakhapatnam, while questioning its environmental clearance and its proposed water and electricity use, according to a legal news report.据法律新闻报道，安得拉邦高等法院拒绝叫停维沙卡帕特南的 Google-Adani 数据中心施工，同时质询其环境许可以及拟议的用水和用电。 actual实际 2026-08-24 source来源
• Karnataka's Sustainable Data Centre Policy 2026-31, as reported, reimburses 100% of water charges, up to Rs 30 lakh a year for two years, for data-centre units at a WUE of 0.7 to 1.3 litres per kWh held for at least three years. A separate measure reimburses treated-water charges, up to Rs 8 lakh a year for five years.据报道，卡纳塔克邦《2026-31 可持续数据中心政策》对 WUE 为 0.7 至 1.3 L/kWh 且保持至少三年的数据中心项目，报销 100% 水费，每年最高 300 万卢比（Rs 30 lakh），为期两年。另一项措施报销再生水费用，每年最高 80 万卢比（Rs 8 lakh），为期五年。 condition of state incentives邦级激励条件 2026-09-30 source来源
• Uttar Pradesh's Data Centre Policy 2026 says operators shall adopt water-efficient cooling, closed-loop systems and treated-wastewater reuse, and that water availability is assessed before land is allocated in state-agency areas. It sets no WUE figure.北方邦《2026 数据中心政策》规定，运营商须采用节水冷却、闭式系统和再生水回用；在邦属机构辖区，分配土地前须评估水源条件。政策未设定 WUE 数值。 in force (policy)生效（政策） 2026-07 source来源

Capacity and investment are different measures and are never added. Capacities are the companies' own figures, with their qualifiers.容量和投资是不同的量，不相加。容量为公司自己的数字，保留其限定词。

No national PUE or WUE requirement, no notified national data-centre policy, no data-centre tariff class, no published grid-connection queue and no moratorium were found in the sources read here. State measures found on PUE and WUE are incentives. Official demand figures for 2031-32 differ (13.56 GW, about 17 GW, and an additional 26.3 GW from AI data centres), and how they relate is not stated. MeitY says it keeps no official capacity data, and consultancies give different mid-2026 figures. Not read: the CEA's own data-centre estimate, the Karnataka and Maharashtra 2026 texts, the Gujarat policy PDF and Tamil Nadu's 2021 policy, whose period reportedly ended on 31 March 2026. No water-stress data specific to Mumbai data centres and no measured national WUE or PUE were found. Project cooling is rarely stated. No usable public source was read for CtrlS. Climate data come from NOAA hourly observations.所读来源中未找到全国 PUE 或 WUE 要求、正式发布的全国数据中心政策、数据中心专用电价类别、公开的并网排队信息或暂停令。找到的邦级 PUE 和 WUE 措施都是激励。2031-32 年的官方需求数字不一致（13.56 GW、约 17 GW，以及 AI 数据中心新增 26.3 GW），它们的关系未说明。MeitY 称未保存官方容量数据，各咨询机构给出的 2026 年年中数字也不同。未读：CEA 自身的数据中心估计、卡纳塔克邦和马哈拉施特拉邦 2026 年政策原文、古吉拉特邦政策 PDF，以及据称已于 2026 年 3 月 31 日到期的泰米尔纳德邦 2021 年政策。未找到针对孟买数据中心的水压力数据，也未找到全国实测 WUE 或 PUE。项目很少说明冷却方式。未读到 CtrlS 的可用公开来源。气候数据来自 NOAA 逐时观测。