CtrlS Datacentres Invests ₹500 Crore to Build AI Datacentre in Bhopal
The project is expected to create around 200 jobs during its phased development
CtrlS Datacentres has announced a ₹500 crore investment to establish a greenfield data centre in Bhopal.
The Madhya Pradesh government has allocated 5 acres in Badwai IT Park for the facility, which is expected to create around 200 jobs during its phased development.
The data centre will support high-performance cloud computing, AI, and data processing applications and aligns with state policies like the IT, ITeS, and ESDM Investment Promotion Policy 2023 and the Global Capability Centres Policy 2025.
"We chose Madhya Pradesh for its visionary leadership in fostering an enabling business and policy environment, a strategic location that can act as a digital crossroads for Central India, and untapped potential as a technology talent hub," Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Chairman, CtrlS Datacenters, said in a company LinkedIn post.
At full capacity, the datacentre is projected to generate an annual State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) of Rs 7.5 crore and a Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) of Rs 7.5 crore.
CtrlS operates 15 data centers in India, with a total capacity of 250MW. Future expansions are planned in Patna, Lucknow, GIFT City (Ahmedabad), Bhubaneswar, and Guwahati.
In February, the company inaugurated its ₹4,000 crore data centre in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the centre located at Ambattur industrial estate.
Chennai is the company’s fifth hyperscale data centre campus following Mumbai, Hyderabad, Noida and Bengaluru.
The data centre will bring an indirect investment of around ₹50,000 crore and create 500 direct and 9,000 indirect jobs.
The company leased a 10-acre land parcel in Thailand in 2023, with the aim of developing a 150MW campus. This would be its first overseas facility.
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