India Won’t Use Natural Gas to Power Data Centers, Power Grid Chief Says

The significance lies less in the exclusion of gas than in the absence of a stated substitute: a grid chief ruling out a fuel without naming what fills the gap leaves the supply question open for the data-center buildout. For operators and utilities planning capacity, the signal is that the answer will come from the grid rather than on-site gas generation, which shifts attention to how the Central Electricity Authority intends to meet that load. Whether an alternative supply plan emerges, and how quickly, is the open question.