Princeton Digital Group to invest $1 billion for AI-ready data centres in India

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) is driving an investment programme of $1 billion in India as part of its $5-billion investment programme for artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centres in Asia.

The company stated that it is taking its total capacity to 230 MW in Mumbai and Chennai. The expansion makes PDG’s flagship MU1 one of the largest operational campuses in Mumbai with the addition of three new buildings that will triple the campus’ existing capacity to 150 MW. The first phase of the 100 MW expansion is scheduled for delivery in 2026. Upon completion, MU1 will occupy around 15 acres of land.

In addition, PDG is also entering Chennai. The 72 MW AI-ready campus called CH1 is located in the northern Chennai Metropolitan Area. The hyperscale data centre facility will be built over 9.3 acres with scalability for future expansion. As per the company, MU1 and CH1 are AI-ready campuses supporting high-density deployments and cutting-edge cooling technologies.