Data Center
RMZ Infrastructure plans to expand its data centre portfolio to between 2 GW and 3 GW over the next five years as part of a broader $35 billion investment strategy aimed at capitalizing on India's rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.
The Bengaluru-based real estate and investment firm is in the final stages of discussions for three new data centre projects that would increase its operational and planned capacity from the current 250 MW to more than 1 GW, Deepak Chhabria, president of RMZ Infrastructure, reported Reuters.
The company also expects to acquire additional land by the end of the year that could support another 2 GW of data centre capacity, positioning it among the country's largest infrastructure developers in the sector.
The expansion builds on RMZ's announcement in April that it would invest more than $35 billion over the next five years in co-location data centres, AI factories and related digital infrastructure, alongside plans for a potential initial public offering, the report added.
The aggressive growth strategy comes as India emerges as one of the world's fastest-growing AI infrastructure markets. Global hyperscalers, cloud providers and domestic conglomerates have committed billions of dollars to build data centres and AI computing facilities, with the sector expected to attract more than $50 billion in planned investments.
"We are seeing only positive signs from some of the hyperscalers, and by the middle of this year, we expect to start ramping up capacity as we sign up customers," Chhabria said, without identifying potential clients.
Beyond data centres, RMZ plans to expand into adjacent infrastructure businesses, including GPU computing, power systems and software platforms that support AI workloads.
"We will use that as a stepping stone to move further up the value chain and build the underlying power infrastructure," Chhabria said, highlighting the company's strategy to create an integrated AI infrastructure ecosystem rather than operate solely as a colocation provider.
RMZ's existing 250 MW data centre portfolio was developed through a joint venture with UK-based Colt Data Centre Services, and the two companies are continuing to explore additional growth opportunities.
The company's expansion reflects a broader shift in India's digital infrastructure landscape, where developers are moving beyond traditional real estate into AI-ready facilities capable of supporting hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise AI deployments.
With demand for compute capacity expected to outpace supply over the next several years, RMZ is positioning itself to benefit from the growing need for data centres, power infrastructure and AI-specific facilities that underpin the country's digital economy.
The Bengaluru-based real estate and investment firm is in the final stages of discussions for three new data centre projects that would increase its operational and planned capacity from the current 250 MW to more than 1 GW, Deepak Chhabria, president of RMZ Infrastructure, reported Reuters.
The company also expects to acquire additional land by the end of the year that could support another 2 GW of data centre capacity, positioning it among the country's largest infrastructure developers in the sector.
The expansion builds on RMZ's announcement in April that it would invest more than $35 billion over the next five years in co-location data centres, AI factories and related digital infrastructure, alongside plans for a potential initial public offering, the report added.
The aggressive growth strategy comes as India emerges as one of the world's fastest-growing AI infrastructure markets. Global hyperscalers, cloud providers and domestic conglomerates have committed billions of dollars to build data centres and AI computing facilities, with the sector expected to attract more than $50 billion in planned investments.
"We are seeing only positive signs from some of the hyperscalers, and by the middle of this year, we expect to start ramping up capacity as we sign up customers," Chhabria said, without identifying potential clients.
Beyond data centres, RMZ plans to expand into adjacent infrastructure businesses, including GPU computing, power systems and software platforms that support AI workloads.
"We will use that as a stepping stone to move further up the value chain and build the underlying power infrastructure," Chhabria said, highlighting the company's strategy to create an integrated AI infrastructure ecosystem rather than operate solely as a colocation provider.
RMZ's existing 250 MW data centre portfolio was developed through a joint venture with UK-based Colt Data Centre Services, and the two companies are continuing to explore additional growth opportunities.
The company's expansion reflects a broader shift in India's digital infrastructure landscape, where developers are moving beyond traditional real estate into AI-ready facilities capable of supporting hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise AI deployments.
With demand for compute capacity expected to outpace supply over the next several years, RMZ is positioning itself to benefit from the growing need for data centres, power infrastructure and AI-specific facilities that underpin the country's digital economy.
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