BusinessPhoto: Hindu BusinessAI Data-Centre Boom Raises Costs for India's Power Grid Upgrades
In July, the North Eastern Regional Power Committee held a meeting with grid operators and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. to discuss urgent upgrades to the region's electricity grid. The cost to upgrade Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Energy Management Systems rose from ₹521 crore to ₹688 crore due to AI-driven demand increasing hardware prices. Rising costs reflect challenges in maintaining legacy power infrastructure.
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