Andhra Pradesh plans 15 GW transmission network for data centres

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has drawn up a roadmap to build transmission infrastructure capable of meeting a 15 GW demand from 16 data centre projects and other consumers by 2034, an official said on Wednesday. K Vijayanand, Special Chief Secretary (Energy), said the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh estimates that 16 major data centre projects are currently in various stages of development in the Visakhapatnam region. “To meet this growing demand, APTRANSCO has prepared...