Kolkata: Cortex DC, an arm of The Chatterjee Group, has entered India's data centre sector, announcing on Thursday a plan to develop 2 gigawatts of AI-ready capacity across the country over the next seven years.
The facilities are meant to serve hyperscalers, cloud service providers and advanced AI workloads, the company said, positioning the build-out as a response to rising demand for high-performance computing driven by AI and cloud adoption.
Locations have not been finalised yet. The first facility is targeted for operational readiness within 18 months of construction starting, with 51 per cent of its energy drawn from green sources. The company said it will build renewable power into its infrastructure strategy from the outset.
The platform has been in development for several months, and site, power and partner workstreams are already advanced, an official said. A fixed number of data centres has not been decided, with the count and scale to be settled as the project progresses.
CEO Rahul Sharma said the platform was being built in India for global as well as local customers, aiming to deliver the scale, power availability and connectivity that enterprises and cloud providers need. The company's ambition, he said, is to establish India as a destination for demanding compute workloads.
Demand for AI-linked data centre capacity in India has climbed sharply, drawing fresh investors into the sector. The data centre sector has drawn heavy investment in recent years, with telecom and infrastructure firms also expanding capacity. Industry watchers say demand for high-performance computing has grown faster than supply as AI adoption spreads. Against that backdrop, fresh entrants such as Cortex DC are being watched for how quickly they can bring capacity online. The company says the facilities will serve local and international customers and position India as a hub for demanding compute workloads.