CtrlS launches data centre park in Chennai
The Hindu
CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. expands to Chennai, creating jobs and boosting revenue, with plans for further market expansion.
CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. has launched its new campus in Chennai’s Ambattur Industrial Estate with a total IT loading capacity of 72 megawatts (MW). The facility was inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday.
With a direct investment of approximately ₹4,000 crore and an indirect investment of roughly ₹50,000 crore, this initiative is set to create 500 direct and 9,000 indirect jobs, the company said in a statement.
Furthermore, as the facility reaches full capacity, it is projected to generate significant GST revenue, amounting to about ₹200 crore directly and an additional ₹3,000 crore indirectly each year. The State’s energy sector is also expected to benefit from an estimated power revenue of ₹800 crore annually, it further said.
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, chairman, CtrlS Datacenters, said Chennai is a strategic location for data centres. “With Singapore exhausting its capacity, Chennai could become an alternative destination,” he told The Hindu.
Mr. Pinnapureddy also said the firm is looking at the Coimbatore market. “We are currently in the process of opening new locations in Patna and Ahmedabad, which are under construction. Additionally, we are considering expanding to Bhubaneswar and Guwahati. In total, we plan to enter 16 new markets, with five of them going live this year,” he added.
According to latest industry estimates, Chennai’s data centre capacity is expected to double by 2026, with ongoing projects set to add 2.6 million square feet (134 MW) by 2026 and an additional 2.5 million square feet (130 MW) planned for 2027–2028. As of June 2024, Chennai’s operational data centre capacity stood at 108 MW.
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