A chemical company turned presumptive data center operator is set to build a 500MW hyperscale facility in Maharashtra, India.

Trentar Private, the technology and infrastructure arm of Indian chemical business Dorf Ketal Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra for a proposed investment of 30,000 crore ($3.3 billion) to develop the data center.

Under the MoU, the state government “will facilitate coordination on applicable permissions, registrations, approvals, clearances and incentives in accordance with prevailing policies and regulations.”

The project has also “received the state's letter of intent outlining the applicable support and incentives,” Trentar said.

The precise location of the data center, and timelines for construction, have not been disclosed.

Subodh Menon, group founder and vice chairman of Trentar Private, said his company would use modular construction to get the facility up and running quickly.

Menon said: "Maharashtra has laid a strong foundation for India's digital economy, and we are proud to contribute to the State's next phase of growth.

“For more than three decades, our group has delivered complex, mission-critical infrastructure through engineering excellence and operational discipline. We will bring that experience to a modular data center campus built for rapid deployment and scalable growth, with sustainability, advanced technology and cost efficiency at its core."

Established in 1992, Dorf Ketal makes specialty chemicals for industrial applications. Its Trentar division is investing across multiple technology areas, but does not appear to have any experience developing data centers.

Trentar said it hopes to power the data center with at least 51 percent renewable energy and is investigating how to use recycled water and implement efficient cooling systems. “The facility will contribute to a more secure, resilient and sovereign digital infrastructure for the country,” the company said.

Most of Maharashtra’s existing data centers are located in Mumbai, the state’s largest city and home to one of India’s largest data center clusters.

Other sites in development in Maharashtra include a $21bn project from AirTrunk, which could eventually provide 3GW of capacity.