CapitalLand Eyes Podium Finish in Data Centre Race

Earmarks nearly $1 billion to build three new data centres in India over the next three to four years

- GULVEEN AULAKH

Singapore-based CapitaLand Group has earmarked nearly $1 billion to build three new data centres in India over the next three to four years, aiming to secure a position among the top three players by 2027-28 (FY28) with a total operational capacity of 500 megawatt (Mw).

Surajit Chatterjee, managing director (MD) of data centres at CapitaLand Investment (India), told Business Standard in an exclusive interaction that, including its first 110 Mw centre in Mumbai which is already live, three more facilities will come up, taking its total data centre footprint to 245 Mw.

The second centre—a 40 Mw facility under construction in Hyderabad—is expected to go live by the end of the year, in the fourth quarter. Two more are in the pipeline: a 54 Mw centre in Chennai by the second or third quarter of 2026, and a 40-45 Mw centre in Bengaluru, which is scheduled to be operational by early 2027.