CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., a key player in South Asia’s data center landscape, has unveiled plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore (~US$ 1 billion) to set up a 150 MW hyperscale AI factory in Bodh Gaya, in the northern Indian state of Bihar. The company has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Government of Bihar for this project.
The announcement was made on the sidelines of the inauguration of its new Rs 400-crore AI and cloud-ready data center in Patna, the capital city of Bihar. The inauguration took place in the presence of Bihar’s Chief Minister Shri Samrat Choudhary.
The greenfield facility currently offers an IT load of 12 MW with the potential to expand as per future demand. Located in the Patliputra Industrial Area, Patna, the company’s data center facility will support the growing digital infrastructure needs of enterprises, government institutions, hyperscalers and technology businesses in Bihar and Eastern India.
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder & CEO, CtrlS Datacenters, said, “We are committed to strengthening Bihar’s digital infrastructure and building a robust IT ecosystem through our future-ready datacenters, designed to serve the evolving needs of hyperscalers, enterprises, and startups. We sincerely appreciate the Government of Bihar for creating a conducive policy environment, fostering an industry-friendly business climate, and providing attractive incentives that have supported our investment in the State.”
The company says that it is focused on building a hyper-connected network of data centers across India and beyond, extending reliable digital infrastructure closer to emerging demand hubs. As part of this strategy, the company plans to establish over 20 Edge datacenters across Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities in India over the coming years.
At present, CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, which began its operations in 2007, operates 19 data centers across nine key markets of India and is set to build over 4.4 GW of data center capacity by 2030. CtrlS Datacenters has announced its plans to explore new overseas markets in Southeast Asia and Middle East, with Thailand being the first international market foray.