CapitaLand launches new 40 MW data center in Hyderabad

CapitaLand, one of Asia’s largest diversified real estate groups that also offers data center services to global clients from cloud, e-commerce, and telecommunications sectors, has just announced that it is building a new data center in Hyderabad.

The new 40 MW facility will come up at the newly redeveloped International Tech Park Hyderabad (ITPH) located in Madhapur in the heart of the city’s IT corridor. The ground-breaking ceremony for the upcoming data center was held recently during the launch of IPTH Block A.

According to a statement released by the company, CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) will invest in the complete redevelopment of ITPH, which is expected to be done in phases over 7­­–10 years. This will include creating office spaces for IT/ITES professionals. The data centre at ITPH will have a built-up area of 0.3 million sq ft. According to CapitaLand, the new data center’s technologically advanced specifications will allow it to serve international hyperscalers and large enterprises.

Speaking at the launch, Mr Sanjeev Dasgupta, CEO, CLI India and CEO, CLINT said, “Hyderabad is among the fastest growing markets for CLI in India where we have close to 30 years of experience.” He added, “Besides our data centre in ITPH, we have two data centres under development in Navi Mumbai and Chennai, and one being planned for at our International Tech Park Bangalore.”

 

Hyderabad is one of the most important data center markets in India with all major data center industry players such as CtrlS, Sify, ST Telemedia, Web Werks, etc. having set up facilities in the region.

CapitaLand currently has 26 data centers in Asia and Europe. It’s data center portfolio totals USD 6 billion in assets under management and over 500 MW of power. In India, it has four data centers in various stages of development in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai.

The company is betting big on green energy sources and has therefore adopted sustainable design principles and green building standards at all facilities. The data centers will include features such as high efficiency chillers and water economization, intelligent energy and infrastructure management, as well as solar panels.

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