Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin virtually inaugurated a Rs 4,000 crore Data Centre Park in Ambattur, developed by CtrlS, with an IT load capacity of 72MW. 

The centre is expected to attract Rs 50,000 crore-worth indirect investments and generate around 9,500 jobs.

CtrlS chairman Sridhar Pinnapureddy said the park is expected to create around 500 direct and 9,000 indirect jobs. The company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government in November 2021.

To meet the high energy demands, CtrlS plans to establish a solar plant in Chennai. In the meantime, the data centre will draw power from TNPDCL’s Sriperumbudur-Korattur line, supplemented by battery backups and generators for uninterrupted operations.

Industries Minister TRB Rajaa highlighted the government’s vision for expanding Chennai’s data centre ecosystem and said the city’s data centre capacity is expected to double in the coming years. “With the proposed TN Tech City in Madhavaram, more space will be available for data centres in Chennai,” he said in a post on social media.