Oct 13 (Reuters) – Indian data center operator CtrlS on Tuesday said it will invest 100 billion rupees ($1.05 billion) to set up a 150-megawatt hyperscale AI factory in Bodh Gaya in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
• The data center facility will support the digital infrastructure needs of government institutions, companies and hyperscalers in Bihar and eastern India, the company said.
• CtrlS said it had previously invested 4 billion rupees in setting up a data center in Patna in Bihar, which currently has a capacity of 12 megawatts, with scope to expand in line with future demand.
• The company plans to set up more than 20 edge data centers in smaller cities in India over the coming years, Sridhar Pinnapureddy, CEO, said in a statement.
• CtrlS currently operates 19 data centers in India.
• Several Indian companies have committed to data center investments in the country this year, including IT services company HCLTech and engineering and construction conglomerate L&T.
($1 = 95.2800 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Abhirami G in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)
