CtrlS Datacenters Unveils Fifth Hyperscale Campus in Chennai

CtrlS Datacenters (CtrlS), a Rated-4 datacenter operator, today unveiled its upcoming datacenter park in Chennai, marking the company’s fifth hyperscale DC campus in India. The company will invest Rs 4,000 crore in the Chennai Datacenter Park across phases, which is expected to create 500 direct jobs and over 9,000 indirect jobs.

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CtrlS Chennai DC Campus

Situated in the Ambattur industrial area, the campus, presently under construction, comprises two datacenter buildings with a combined area of nearly 1 million square feet and a capacity of 72 MW IT load. CtrlS stated that this new Chennai campus in India follows facilities in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Noida, and Bangalore.

CtrlS mentioned that the first datacenter building (Chennai DC 1) is fully booked and will begin operations in Q2 2024. The second datacenter building (Chennai DC 2) is slated to be launched in the second half of 2024. Chennai DC 2 is a Ground + 10 floor structure, with an IT load of 27 MW.

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Features and Facilities

The CtrlS Chennai DC Campus is equipped with features designed to ensure optimal performance and resilience. These include a 230 kV on-campus gas-insulated substation (GIS) for efficient power distribution, coupled with advanced cooling technologies to support AI-driven operations. The campus is engineered to withstand seismic activity, boasting earthquake-resistant structures capable of enduring magnitudes of up to 7.5 on the Richter scale.