Singapore-based PDG opens $300 million data centre facility in India

Singapore-based data centre provider Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has launched its first data centre MU1 in India. Located at Navi Mumbai, PDG’s flagship data centre provides 48MW of IT capacity across two buildings and is Indian Green Building Council Platinum (IGBC Platinum) certified. The facility was built at an investment of $300 million over six acres of land at Gigaplex IT park in Airoli, Navi Mumbai. This data centre will serve leading hyperscalers including internet and cloud companies in the Mumbai region.

“India is one of the fastest growing data centre markets in the world today and is a key focus market for PDG. We are committed to delivering hyperscale grade capacity at global standards to our customers in India. The launch of MU1 further strengthens our position as a leading Pan-Asia data centre operator, that is focused on creating sustainable value and being an enabler of digital growth. Our continued track record of delivering on our commitments is a key factor that makes PDG the partner of choice for hyperscalers across Asia Pacific,” said Rangu Salame, Chairman and chief executive officer of PDG. 

PDG’s managing director Vipin Shirsat had earlier said that the company hopes to be one of the largest and pan-national hyperscale data centre providers in India in the next three years.

Currently, India has 138 (excluding PDG’s new capacity) data centres built across 11 million square feet of area and has 737 MW of IT capacity. Mumbai and Chennai alone account for 57% of this capacity, said an August 2022 report titled 'Under the Lens: India's Data Centre Explosion', by Anarock and Binswanger said. The report said that 45 more data centres spanning 13 million square feet and 1,015 MW of IT capacity will be ready by the end of 2025.