The first phase of CtrlS’ Kolkata data center campus in India is operational.

Located in the New Town area of Kolkata, the first phase of the Kolkata DC-1 campus will span 44,000 sq ft (4,087 sqm) and provide 16MW of capacity across 1,137 racks. The campus will offer 60MW at full buildout.

This will be CtrlS’ first data center campus in the eastern Indian city. The company announced its plans to build the campus in June 2024 and said at the time that it would invest Rs 2,200 crore ($264m) to build the entire campus.

CtrlS announced on LinkedIn that the facility would be the “region’s first Rated-4 facility,” offer a PUE of 1.4, and provide support for advanced cooling and high-density racks.

The Hyderabad-based company has facilities in Mumbai, Bangalore, Noida, and Hyderabad, with Edge locations in Lucknow and Patna.

At the end of 2023, the company announced plans to invest $2 billion over the next six years, expanding across Asia and the Middle East. To date, the company has more than 250MW of IT capacity and is also planning a 150MW campus in Thailand.

A 2024 report from JLL said the Indian data center industry is set to grow by 66 percent by 2026, adding 604MW of capacity. The report identified Hyderabad as a key market, alongside Mumbai and Bangalore.

India’s largest data center markets are in New Delhi and Mumbai, but Kolkata is home to large players including NTT, Nxtra, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres.