Top Contenders for India’s Largest Data Centre

India is rapidly emerging as a global hub for hyperscale data centres, driven by surging demand for cloud services, AI workloads, and digital infrastructure. With tech giants like Google, Reliance, and AdaniConneX announcing multi-billion-dollar investments, the country is witnessing an unprecedented expansion in data centre capacity. Strategic locations such as Visakhapatnam, Jamnagar, and Navi Mumbai are attracting large-scale projects, while Tier-II cities like Pune and GIFT City are gaining traction for edge computing.

This evolving landscape reflects India’s ambition to become a digital powerhouse, backed by renewable energy integration, submarine cable upgrades, and state-level incentives. 

List of Major Data Centre Projects in India

Company	Location	Capacity (MW/GW)	Investment	Status	Highlights
Google	Visakhapatnam, AP	1 GW	₹51,000 crore	Confirmed	Asia’s largest by investment; $2B for renewables
Reliance Industries	Jamnagar, Gujarat	3 GW (planned)	₹1.6–2.4 lakh crore	Announced	Aims to be world’s largest; AI-focused with Nvidia
Sify Technologies	Andhra Pradesh	550 MW	Not disclosed	Publicly announced	Part of AP’s 6 GW roadmap
CtrlS	Mumbai, Hyderabad, Noida	~200 MW+	Ongoing	Operational	Largest Tier-4 certified DC in Asia
NTT Global Data Centers	Navi Mumbai, Chennai	~100 MW+	$2B+ (India-wide)	Operational & expanding	Multiple hyperscale facilities
STT GDC India	Pune, Bengaluru, Noida	~200 MW+	$500M+	Operational & expanding	Backed by Singapore’s ST Telemedia
AdaniConneX	Chennai, Noida, Hyderabad	1 GW (target)	$1B+	Under development	JV with EdgeConneX; hyperscale + edge DCs
Yotta Infrastructure	Navi Mumbai, GIFT City	~100 MW+	₹7,000 crore+	Operational & expanding	India’s largest Tier-IV DC at NM1
Web Werks – Iron Mountain	Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru	~50 MW+	$150M+	Operational & expanding	Colocation and enterprise clients

India’s Data Centre Landscape: Key Trends

• Andhra Pradesh is emerging as a strategic hub, with 6 GW planned capacity and new cable landing stations in Visakhapatnam.
• Mumbai remains the largest operational hub, with 289 MW capacity and 44% market share.
• Green energy integration is a major theme, especially for hyperscale projects like Google’s and AdaniConneX’s.
• Tier-II cities like Pune, GIFT City, and Noida are seeing rapid growth due to edge computing and 5G rollout.