The global AI data centre boom is creating fresh opportunities for power and cooling equipment suppliers as developers race to overcome infrastructure bottlenecks. Rising demand for transformers, efficient power systems and liquid cooling is benefiting companies across Asia, although high valuations, supply constraints, competition and deployment delays remain key risks for investors.

As AI data centers demand more power and cooling, the companies supplying that critical infrastructure are already reporting significant growth.

McKinsey forecasts nearly $7 trillion in data-centre investment globally by 2030; Nvidia last week said it expects AI spending to remain robust for years.

India is set to gain significantly from the global AI data centre expansion. Demand for local cloud infrastructure and sovereign AI is driving this growth. Significant…