Forget the rupees or the dollar: Niegel Katht says that silent force can take its place in 10 years

Negoil Kamt, co-founder of Zerodha, predicts that within a decade, energy and electrons may become the new global currency-a transformation backed by explosive height of data centers and AI.

Data centers, the wide warehouses of servers that keep the Internet around the clock, have become the backbone of modern economies. From broadcasting and payments to training artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT, their functions – as well as their appetite for electricity.

Currently, 65 % of the cost of operating the data center is electricity, primarily for computing and cooling.

One new data center consumes energy annually more than 400,000 electric cars. Globally, databases use 1.5 % of all energy – a share that is expected to rise to 10 % by 2030. In the United States, electricity use was 4.4 % in 2023 and is expected to jump to 12 % by 2028.

Artificial intelligence is a major factor. One -fold Chatgpt query uses standard Google search energy.

At the regional level, the United States tops 3680 data centers, before Germany (424), UK (418), and China (346). However, server density also plays a decisive role in determining the total energy and performance withdrawal.

The use of electricity expected by 2025 the United States shows the United States in 310 Terawatt-Hers (TwH), China at 230 TwH, and Europe in 140 TWH. By 2030, these numbers will be enlarged to 430 TWH (United States), 360 TwH (China), and 230 TwH (Europe).

India displays a paradox. Although only 264 databases are hosted and only 3 % of the global energy center is calculated, it runs 20 % of the world’s data. Its ability at the current data center is 877 megawatts, compared to 15,930 MW in the United States and 3800 MW in China. Data centers already consumes 2 % of electricity in India, and with the use of mobile devices that approach China levels, the demand increases.

Nearly half of the data centers in India are located in Mumbai, where Chennai, Nuwaida, Bangaluru, Funah and Hyderabad are formed most of the rest.

It is expected that the AI ​​Truc Market in India will grow at an annual rate of 28 % until 2030, which leads to the prosperity of the data center. The leading companies in the Netmagic charge (18 centers), StteleMedia (19), NXTra (120, 120+ Edge), CTRLS (11), SIFY (12), and YOTTA (3 total).

Policy support is strong. The mission of India Amnesty International, 100 % foreign direct investment allowance, and new incentives accelerate growth. However, the balance between the increase in data and AI with environmental sustainability remains a challenge. Today, only 27 % of clean data center energy; The global goal is 50 % by 2030.

Economically, the risks are huge. Artificial IQ can add $ 400 billion to the gross domestic product of India by the end of the contract.