CtrlS unveils upcoming Chennai hyperscale Datacenter Park
CtrlS Datacenters announces a Rs 4,000 crore investment in a new data center park in Chennai, set to create 10,000 jobs in the region
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Hyderabad: CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, a prominent data center operator, has revealed plans for a new data center park in Chennai. This upcoming facility, located in the Ambattur industrial area, will consist of two data center buildings with a combined IT load capacity of 72MW.
The company is investing Rs 4,000 crore in the Chennai Datacenter Park, aiming to create approximately 10,000 jobs through the ecosystem, with 500 direct positions and over 9,000 indirect employment opportunities.
This marks CtrlS Datacenters' fifth hyper-scale datacenter campus in India, following their successful establishments in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Noida, and Bangalore.
The first building, Chennai DC 1, is fully booked and is scheduled to commence operations in Q2 2024. The second building, Chennai DC 2, a Ground + 10-floor structure with a 27 MW IT load, is accepting bookings and is set to launch in the latter half of 2024.
Key features of the CtrlS Chennai DC Campus include:
- State-of-the-art 230 kV on-campus gas-insulated substation (GIS)
- Advanced cooling technologies for AI readiness
- Earthquake-resistant design to withstand up to a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale
- Flood-proof positioning at 14 meters above sea level, with DC buildings elevated by 2.2 meters
- 9-Layer physical security
- Solar panels integrated into the building façade
- Plans for LEED Platinum certification through renewable energy and water recycling initiatives
In a statement, Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder & CEO of CtrlS Datacenters, expressed their enthusiasm, stating, "We are delighted to unveil our upcoming Chennai DC Park. Chennai is the second largest data center market in India and holds strategic significance because of the presence of large number of subsea cable landing stations, coupled with the growing presence of enterprises and cloud service providers in the region."
He added, "With the government's ambitious plans for knowledge-based industries and the resulting surge in digital transformation, CtrlS Datacenters is proud to contribute to Chennai's dynamic digital landscape with its upcoming state-of-the-art datacenter campus. We thank the Tamil Nadu government for extending all the necessary support and creating a conducive environment for setting up of our data centers."
