Techno Electric and Engineering Ltd (TEECL), a power-infrastructure company, has taken a tremendous leap towards cementing India’s status as a safe haven for green-energy-powered data centres with the speedy progression of the construction of its state-of-the-art hyper-scale data centre in Chennai. The data centre is set to be 100% powered through Captive Wind Power and will be operational by September 2023, as per the latest estimations.
Speaking on the progress of the data centre, Ankit Saraiya, Director & Head of Data Center Vertical – TEECL, said, “As per our estimates, the state-of-the-art facility should be operational by September 2023. The 24 MW Chennai Data Center will signify TEECL’s arrival into the futuristic domain and will be a stepping stone for the creation of an intricate green data centre network across various geographies of India, driven by pioneering organizations such as ours.”
The Data Centre space remains one of the most promising sectors in India, with a huge influx of capital expected in the coming years. However, the bottleneck for IT companies is to get the right compliances in place, acquisition of land, streamlining power grids, and other aspects of smooth functions of a Data Center. TEECL is leveraging its 35-year expertise in the EPC space as the solution for Data Center companies to set up, maintain, and smoothly run a Data Centers in India.
The Data Centre in Chennai will be the culmination of a monumental investment worth approximately USD 160 Million and will be equipped with an IT load Capacity of 24 MW. Additionally, the project will be spread across 4 acres, built over 20,000 sq.m, and 4 expansive stories, compliant with Seismic Zone III. Importantly, the state-of-the-art facility will be powered by a 111.9 MW captive wind energy source from within the state of Tamil Nadu.