Experts Call Gas a Critical Transition Fuel for Sustainable AI Growth
With India’s rapid rise as a global AI powerhouse, the demand for uninterrupted, reliable energy to sustain data centers has skyrocketed. At India Energy Week 2025, industry leaders gathered for a crucial discussion on “Gas for AI Transition in India – GATI,” exploring how gas-based power can support the country’s AI ambitions while aligning with its net-zero goals.
Experts, including Swapan Kataria (Crown LNG), Rachit Mohan (JLL), Akshay Wadhwa (BPCL), Rajesh K Mediratta (Indian Gas Exchange), and Kapil Kapoor (Google Distributed Cloud India & South Asia), emphasized the role of natural gas in providing scalable, cleaner energy for India’s growing data infrastructure.
“AI-driven data centers need round-the-clock power, and gas offers a reliable, low-emission bridge while renewables scale up,” said Swapan Kataria, CEO & Co-Founder, Crown LNG. “A strong gas ecosystem will boost energy security and industrial growth, ensuring India’s digital expansion is both sustainable and efficient.”
With global data center power demand expected to rise by 160% by 2030, the push for energy diversification is urgent. India’s commitment to reducing emissions by 45% by 2030 makes gas a crucial component of the country’s clean energy transition, supporting AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
As the world turns its focus to sustainable AI at the Paris AI Summit 2025, India’s approach—leveraging gas as a transition fuel—could set a global precedent for balancing technological advancement with environmental responsibility.
