CtrlS Datacenters Announces US$2 Billion Investment Plan for Data Center Expansion - News

CtrlS Datacenters, based in Hyderabad, plans to invest US$2 billion (INR 16,600 crore) over six years. The company intends to hire around 1,000 people in the next six years to double its workforce by 2029, emphasizing continual recruiting and skill development. 
This announcement follows the recent appointment of Mohit Pande, a financial technology expert from Jefferies, as CFO and Vipin Jain, an AWS veteran, as President, responsible for data center operations.In recent months, the company hired Equinix’s Royce Thomas as President & CBO, ex-Google executive Ashish Ahuja as CTO, and other senior personnel.
CtrlS Datacenters will add 350 MW of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-ready hyperscale data centers to fulfill rising demand. The company will invest in improved cooling, power management, and infrastructure design in these new hyperscale data centers. Its goal is to create a plug-and-play environment for emerging technology service providers. 
Presently the company operates 12 state-of-the-art data centers with 234 MW of capacity in seven major Indian cities. The new investment plan adds 350 MW to new and existing hyperscale and edge data centers in India and Southeast Asia.