First phase of new campus is operational.
Sify Technologies has launched the first phase of a data center campus outside Chennai, India.
Located in Sipcot IT Park, Siruseri, the Chennai 02 campus is south of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu.The Siruseri campus is expected to consist of three phases, offering more than 130MW of capacity at full build-out.
Sify’s promotional video stated that the first operational part of the campus, dubbed ‘Tower B,’ would provide over 43MW of capacity. However, during Sify’s Q4 2024 earnings call, Vijay Kumar, executive director of Sify, said that 26MW of capacity is currently “ready and made available for service.”
The data center is capable of supporting a density of 130kW per rack.
Eight floors are currently operational, and the facility will have 27 floors when completed.
The facility includes an open cable landing station with space for four cables.
T.R.B. Rajaa, the Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce in the Government of Tamil Nadu, said that Rs 1,882 crore ($221m) had been invested in the first 'tower.' Total investment into the whole campus from Sify and its partners exceeds Rs 10,000 crore ($1.1bn), according to Praveen Krishna, investor relations at Sify.
Sify said that 60 percent of the campus’ initial energy needs would be met by renewable energy, via power purchase agreements. Sify intends to only use renewable energy in the future.
An India-based IT service provider, Sify operates infrastructure including data centers, the largest multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network, and has partnerships with major global tech companies.
The company operates 12 other data centers across India, including one closer to the center of Chennai, in the southeast of the country. The data center business is headed up by Sharad Agarwal, who was appointed CEO in August 2024.
Last December, Sify launched a data center built for India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi.
