Context: The Gujarat Government has launched the Data Centre Policy 2026–29 to attract investments, promote green data centres, and achieve 7.5 GW data centre capacity. The policy offers financial incentives while mandating renewable energy use and high sustainability standards.
Explanation
- A Data Centre is a facility that stores, processes and manages digital data using servers, networking equipment and cooling systems.
- Gujarat is the eighth state to introduce a dedicated data centre policy after Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh.
- Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) is being developed as a hub for hyperscale and AI-enabled green data centres.
- Green Data Centres use renewable energy, advanced cooling technologies, and energy-efficient infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions.
- Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a key indicator of data centre energy efficiency.
- Data centres support cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital India, and the digital economy.
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