Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has announced a $1 billion investment to expand its data center capacity in India to 230 MW.
The investment in India is part of Princeton Digital’s $5 billion initiative to build AI-ready data centres across Asia.
“India is well positioned to be a global AI leader, and we are determined to play an important role in making that happen,” said Rangu Salgame, Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder of PDG. The investment demonstrates PDG’s commitment to supporting India’s growing AI and cloud ecosystems, he added.
PDG, Singapore-based data centre operator, plans to expand its MU1 campus in Mumbai and enter Chennai with its new 72 MW AI-ready data centre campus, CH1. The facilities will feature high-density deployments and advanced cooling technologies, positioning them as future hubs for AI infrastructure.
Rangu Salgame highlighted the significant enhancement of PDG’s hyperscale AI-ready infrastructure footprint through the expansion, noting that the MU1 and CH1 campuses will be essential to India’s AI development. Both campuses will also focus on sustainable energy, with the MU1 centre set to be powered 50 percent by renewable sources, with efforts underway to increase this percentage.
PDG’s announcement comes in the wake of the company’s broader 500 MW expansion strategy across Asia, targeting growth in India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The Indian data centre sector has seen rapid growth, doubling from 540 MW in 2019 to 1,011 MW in 2023, making it one of the fastest-growing global markets.
