CtrlS Chennai datacenter park (DC1 and DC2) is a data center project in Chennai, India, operated by CtrlS Datacenters. It is operational. It is planned for 72 MW of IT load.
Latest change on record: moved to operational on 25 February 2025. Record last checked against its sources on 22 October 2026.
This project is built or running, so every gate counts as passed.
Build odds is ArusGrid's reading of the public record, not a forecast, a rating or advice. It counts the gates this project has passed in public sources. Private progress does not show, a passed gate can be undone, and projects that pass every gate still stop. The method has not yet been tested against outcomes. How it works.
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Chennai holds 16 active projects with 819 MW of planned IT load between them, and CtrlS Chennai datacenter park (DC1 and DC2) ranks second by planned capacity. Of those, 10 are operational, 1 is operational and expanding, 2 are under construction, 2 are at the land and permitting stage and 1 is announced only. Published colocation vacancy in Chennai was 24.2% as of June 2025. Vacancy excludes hyperscaler self-build.
CtrlS has 4 others in India tracked by ArusGrid, including CtrlS Chandanvelly datacenter park, CtrlS Mumbai datacenter campus (DC1 to DC7) and CtrlS Bodh Gaya AI Factory. It sits on the CtrlS Ambattur campus. 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 build is phased. DC1 phase 1 is operational with a 2025 target; DC1 later phases is announced; DC2 at 27 MW is operational with a 2025 target. The dated record runs from under construction on 27 February 2024 to operational on 25 February 2025. The money on record is INR 40bn (about US$482m) as of February 2024, the announced investment.
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 7 public sources for this project, the latest dated 25 February 2025, and last checked the record on 22 October 2026.
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Operator states up to 70kW racks with direct-to-chip and immersion options.
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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