India, Singapore and United Arab Emirates, measure by measure. EU-wide rules are listed once. National and regional or local rules are shown side by side, each with its status, effective date and source.
Measures
India
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
EU-wide / supranational
0
0
0
National
1
2
1
Regional / local
1
0
0
Total
2
2
1
Coverage last reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
not yet re-reviewed
Up to 7 countries at a time. A zero means no measure was found in this compilation, not that none exists.
EU-wide / supranational (shared)
None of the selected countries is covered by an EU-wide measure in this compilation.
National
India1
Draft National Data Centre Policy 2020 + infrastructure status
incentivedigital policy
Proposed · effective 2020
Infrastructure status (cheaper long-term finance) is in force; the proposed single-window clearance and central incentives remain unnotified.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Shapes demand and siting (data localization, cloud-first, digital plans). Indirect: it drives where capacity is needed rather than regulating the facility itself.
Green Data Centre Roadmap & DC Call-for-Application (DC-CFA)
roadmapenergy efficiency
In force · effective 2024
New capacity awarded to best-in-class efficient/green DCs; tropical-climate PUE target of <=1.3 and high energy efficiency standards.
New capacity is allocated competitively to the most efficient and greenest bids (tropical PUE target ≤1.3); a new site needs an allocation before it can be built.
Framework/metrics (incl. PUE) for green DC certification and energy-management systems.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Sets efficiency rules a data center must meet, e.g. a PUE ceiling or mandatory KPI reporting. Can force cooling/design changes and rule out inefficient builds.
Free-zone tax/ownership incentives + data & cloud policy
free zonetax
In force · effective 2023
0% qualifying free-zone corporate tax, 100% ownership, customs/import relief and streamlined DC/cloud licensing; personal-data and government-data hosting/classification obligations.
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Lowers the cost of building or running a data center here (tax breaks, cheaper power, grants). A siting incentive: pulls investment in rather than constraining it.
UAE Ministry of Finance / Federal Tax Authority (tax); TDRA & UAE Data Office (data/cloud) · source
Regional / local
India1
State data-centre policies (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana)
State: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Telanganasubsidytax
In force · effective 2020
State incentives: electricity-duty & stamp-duty exemptions, power-tariff/capital subsidies and interest subvention (quantum varies by state).
Typical effect of this kind of measure: Lowers the cost of building or running a data center here (tax breaks, cheaper power, grants). A siting incentive: pulls investment in rather than constraining it.
State IT departments (e.g. Maharashtra, UP, Tamil Nadu, Telangana) · source
Singapore0
No regional / local measures compiled.
United Arab Emirates0
No regional / local measures compiled.
Research compilation, not legal advice. Re-check each measure's status with the cited authority. Some scope and status labels have been corrected from the source compilation (for example, municipal rules that were tagged national, and voluntary pacts that were shown as in force).