Ahmedabad: India is not yet seen as an AI adopter. You might say India has been behind in this, but the expanding prospects in the data center space are now opening new avenues for AI development for India as well.
“We will talk about the increase seen in the transformer manufacturing part due to the development of data centers in India,” said Hemant Shah, Principal Officer of a subsidiary of Seven Island P Group.
India’s data center business is on the cusp of a strong development period driven by cloud adoption, AI workloads and data localization policies. Capacity is predicted to grow from about 1 GW in 2024 to 2.5-3 GW by 2030. For which big centres like Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad will be responsible. Global Data Center Transformers Market to exceed $7.8 Billion1.
Transformers: Why They Matter to Data Centers The global digital economy – cloud, AI, big data – is fundamentally not just about computing, but about power. Every data center is a power conversion plant and transformers are the heart of that system.
Global Data Center Transformer Market: US$ 7.8 billion (2024) to US$ 11.2 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 6.3%.
Transformers for Data Centers Requirements for a 100 MW hyperscale data center are as follows.
Primary step-down transformers: 50-150 MVA, Secondary: 2.5-10 MVA, PDU: 500 kVA – 2 MVA, 8-12 large transformers, 50-100 medium, 100+ distribution transformers.
Boom in demand for AI and cloud Hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google are expanding around the world. GPU clusters need 2 to 3 times the electricity of typical racks. The demand for transformers is directly increased by the growing power density.
Supply bottleneck – big opportunity for IndiaThis is when the narrative gets interesting for investment. Transformer lead time is 2-5 years. Its scarcity is holding up data center construction worldwide. There is not enough manufacturing capacity in the US.
