CtrlS Datacenters Limited has unveiled major expansion plans for Kolkata with an aim to develop a complete ecosystem of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centres and an advanced network and connectivity ecosystem to serve the needs of enterprises, government and hyperscalers in the region.

The company has earmarked an investment of Rs 22 billion to build a robust ecosystem in the near future, driven by the greenfield datacentre campus that will come up in the New Town area of Kolkata. This will be implemented over four phases with over 60 MW information technology (IT) load capacity, along with a world-class network that will ensure seamless connectivity.

Meanwhile, as part of the overall project, the first data centre building is slated to go live in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year 2024 (FY24) and will have 16MW IT load capacity and a built-up area of over 90,000 sq ft. This will be the first rated-4 data centre of eastern India.

Some key features of CtrlS Datacenters Kolkata data centre campus include:

  • AI-ready data centres with provision for high-density racks.
  • A wide range of modern cooling technologies.
  • nine-zone security.
  • Sustainable datacentres. Aiming for leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) platinum certification.
  • Backed by dual power sources and N+N active feeds.
  • Access to multiple internet service providers (ISPs), cloud service providers and internet exchanges.
  • Natural disaster-proof, designed as per seismic zone three standards.

Commenting on the announcement, Suresh Kumar Rathod, president, colocation business, CtrlS Datacenters, said, “Along with our core offerings, we will also launch our full suite of managed services and advanced interconnectivity solutions tailored for this market. We are committed to catalysing the digital transformation landscape of eastern India and grateful to the state government for their valuable guidance and support throughout this endeavour.”

Rathod added, “This metropolitan city ranks third in India by gross domestic product (GDP) after Mumbai and Delhi, and with West Bengal boasting the third-largest internet subscriber base after Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, the region is witnessing a rapid wave of digital transformation. These factors combined, are fuelling an immense demand for robust and reliable data centre services.”