Powering the AI Build-Out: India's Data Centre Energy Demand Surge

​CleanMax invites you to a moderated panel bringing together hyperscalers, independent power producers and other market participants to examine how India’s rapidly scaling data-centre sector will meet its power demand—and what role renewable energy, storage and firm-power structures need to play in getting there.

Event Schedule:

9:30–10:15 AM — Registration, coffee, light refreshments, and networking
10:15–10:30 AM — Welcome remarks, panel introductions, and settling in
10:30–11:30 AM — Panel discussion

​What the panel will explore

​• The scale and geography of India’s data-centre power demand—and what a realistic, bankable renewable-energy pipeline could look like through 2030.

​• Whether renewables and storage can deliver 24/7, high-reliability power at a viable cost, and where grid, transmission, land and infrastructure constraints could limit new capacity.

​• How hyperscalers and power producers are structuring supply—from physical and group-captive arrangements to VPPAs and CFDs—and which models are becoming genuinely bankable.

​• The broader policy and regulatory clarity needed to accelerate investment and give developers, buyers and financiers confidence in long-term delivery.

​• How data-centre growth can earn community acceptance and support sustainable development through transparent engagement and meaningful local benefits around land, water, infrastructure and livelihoods.

Panellists

​Andy Smith · Cisco
Director – Energy, Sustainability, EHS and Technology

​Abhishek Jain · CEEW
Fellow and Director – Green Economy Impact Innovations

​Chris Pennington · Iron Mountain
Director – Energy and Sustainability

​Dhruv Jain · CleanMax
Head – Business Development, Carbon Business

​Eric Gibbs · CEBA
Senior Vice President – Global Programs

​Warm regards,

​CleanMax Team