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

Welcome remarks, panel introductions, and settling in10:30–11:30 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 · CiscoDirector – Energy, Sustainability, EHS and Technology Abhishek Jain · CEEWFellow and Director – Green Economy Impact Innovations Chris Pennington · Iron MountainDirector – Energy and Sustainability Dhruv Jain · CleanMaxHead – Business Development, Carbon Business Eric Gibbs · CEBASenior Vice President – Global Programs Warm regards, CleanMax Team