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In a recent announcement, the government has decided to provide infrastructure status to data centres. This is expected to enable developers to access cheaper finance and make further investments into this segment. Several state governments have already reported incentives for firms investing in data centres and have drawn investments from multinational companies (MNCs).Rachit Mohan, Head, Data Centre Advisory, India, JLL, says, 鈥淒ata Centres are expected to play a key role in the country鈥檚 vision of a $1 trillion digital economy in the next five years. Data centres, like other infrastructure, are capex intensive with an extended payback period. The availability of long-term finance at lower rates due to the grant of 鈥榠nfrastructure status鈥� is expected to make the Indian industry more cost-competitive. This will aid in making our country a global hub for DCs. Setting up large DCs with higher capital outlay would be possible. Real estate developers can develop DC parks on the lines of specialised zones due to the availability of long term funds.鈥滱ccording to the reports, for 2021, the hyperscale computing cloud earnings worldwide stood at $124.7 billion, of which, India accounted for $3.8 billion in revenue. Date centre parks will also generate employment and lead to different information technology. The government鈥檚 step will boost the ambition of India to become a major data centre player in the region. The key players expect that around 2,500 MW new DC capacity would be required in the country by 2026.