UPC-Volt Bharat Future City AI data centre is a data center project in Bharat Future City, India, operated by UPC-Volt JV. It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. The published capacity figure is 100 MW, and its basis is not stated as IT load.
Latest change on record: entered the record as announced on 22 January 2026. Record last checked against its sources on 22 October 2026.
Next gate to watch: Land secured.
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Hyderabad holds 15 active projects with 1,128 MW of planned IT load between them, and UPC-Volt Bharat Future City AI data centre ranks 4th by planned capacity. Of those, 5 are operational, 3 are under construction, 3 are at the land and permitting stage and 4 are announced only. Published colocation vacancy in Hyderabad was 23.4% as of June 2025. Vacancy excludes hyperscaler self-build.
It is the only Volt Data Centers project ArusGrid tracks. Named funding comes from UPC Renewables and Volt Data Centers. No user of the capacity is on the public record as of 2026-10-02, after a check of operator, landlord, contractor, regulator and lender documents. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
The stage was recorded as announced only on 22 January 2026. The money on record is INR 50bn (about US$575m) as of January 2026, the announced investment. Power comes from UPC Renewables Group (reported, unconfirmed).
The US export control position for advanced AI chips in India, as of 27 September 2026, is recorded as “No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced”. ArusGrid holds 2 public sources for this project, the latest dated 4 February 2026, and last checked the record on 22 October 2026.
One or two hard signals sit behind the announcement. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Stated AI-ready purpose, 100MW greenfield.
This country carries no US destination-based licence requirement for advanced AI chips as the rules are enforced today. Access is a commercial matter between the project and its vendors. Criteria are published on the Methodology page.
No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced · No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced (2026-09-27) source
Checked on 2026-10-02. No user of this capacity is on the public record. ArusGrid read the operator's releases, the landlord's and contractors' exchange filings, regulator and lender documents and interconnection records. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
The figure covers the whole campus.
ArusGrid estimate, grade C. Published band for this country. Priced on the hyperscale band, which already reflects anchor deals. No usable capex for this site. Electricity unstated in the band. An estimate, never a quote, computed by fixed rules published on the Colo prices page and never counted in any total.
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