Industry experts stated on Monday that while enterprises are aligning with the government’s ambition to produce sustainable solutions and products, India is also striving to meet its climate action goals by moving towards a green future.

The government is stepping up efforts to achieve its aim of having no net carbon emissions by 2070, encompassing everything from electronics to non-fossil energy sources and green data centers.

Data center capacity in the nation is expected to double, reaching 2000 MW by 2026, as the nation moves toward a developed market economy and “green energy” solutions become more popular. In India, green data centers are the next big thing in environmentally friendly digital infrastructure.

Hardware that uses less energy and produces less heat is being used in modern data centers. In an effort to lessen their influence on the environment, many data centers are implementing green initiatives.

The nation may add an additional 500 MW of data center capacity over the course of the next four years, which is why the green strategy is being implemented. With the data center industry doubling from 540 MW in 2019 to 1,011 MW in 2023, India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

The next wave of real estate and artificial intelligence investments will be made possible by the growth of India’s data center sector, which will unlock enormous stakeholder value, according to Prateek Jhawar, Managing Director and Head of Avendus Capital’s infrastructure and real assets investment banking.

Under its new ‘Ecoverse’ program, telecom gear manufacturer GX Group has become the first company to introduce wi-fi routers constructed from recyclable and biodegradable materials.

With 110 million active fiber connections, India is expected to become the second-largest fiber broadband market in the world by 2030. However, regulating the environmental impact of telecom infrastructure is becoming more and more difficult.

The networking infrastructure company’s CEO, Paritosh Prajapati, stated that the company’s use of recycled and biodegradable materials promotes the Swachh Bharat initiative as well as India’s climate goals.

India’s wired broadband market is expected to grow to be worth more than $1.8 billion by FY 2030–31, therefore GPON optical network termination (ONTs) and sustainable routers are the way of the future.