Central Electronics Ltd. (CEL), a government-owned Mini Ratna enterprise, has partnered with cloud services provider ESDS to establish a Rs1,000 crore green data centre in Ghaziabad, marking one of India's first sustainable facilities of its kind and a significant step toward strengthening the country's digital backbone under the 'Viksit Bharat' mission. The foundation stone was laid by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during CEL's golden jubilee celebrations, underscoring the project's importance as a model for public-private collaboration in India's technology-driven growth.
The facility will feature a 30 MW capacity and Tier 3 uptime certification, ensuring 99.982% availability—equivalent to just 1.6 hours of downtime per year. Designed to meet India's expanding digital needs, the data centre will house 200 high-density racks per floor and offer 40 Gbps connectivity, providing resilient infrastructure tailored for high-performance computing and cloud workloads. The project aligns with India's clean energy and digital ambitions, leveraging ESDS's expertise in green cloud infrastructure as the company prepares for its initial public offering.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh and State IT Minister Sunil Kumar Sharma highlighted CEL's pioneering role in India's technology sector, including the development of the country's first solar cell in 1977, and praised its resurgence from near-disinvestment to national importance. The green data centre represents a major milestone for CEL and signals growing momentum for sustainable digital infrastructure investment in India, where demand for data centre capacity is rising rapidly alongside the expansion of cloud services and artificial intelligence workloads.
CEL and ESDS Launch Rs1,000 Crore Green Data Centre in Ghaziabad to Boost India's Digital Infrastructure
By: IDCNOVARegion: South Asia