Equinix CN1 Chennai is a data center project in Siruseri, Chennai, India, operated by Equinix. It is operational. It is planned for 24 MW of IT load. The operator reports 3.24 MW running.
Latest change on record: entered the record as operational on 19 September 2025. Record last checked against its sources on 19 October 2026.
This project is built or running, so every gate counts as passed.
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Chennai holds 16 active projects with 819 MW of planned IT load between them, and Equinix CN1 Chennai ranks 15th 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.
Equinix has 11 projects elsewhere in the dataset tracked by ArusGrid, including Equinix Jurong Island (DC-CFA2), Equinix SG6 and Equinix JH1 + JH2. Named funding comes from Equinix Inc on the equity side. 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. Phase 1, 800 cabinets at 3.24 MW is operational with a 2025 target; Full build, 4,250 cabinets at 24 MW is announced. The stage was recorded as operational on 19 September 2025.
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 8 public sources for this project, the latest dated 22 September 2025, and last checked the record on 19 October 2026.
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
No public signal either way.
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.
No figure has been announced. This range is 24 MW of planned IT load times a published benchmark of US$6.64 per watt for Mumbai, plus or minus 15 percent. It covers the building and its mechanical and electrical plant. It excludes land, grid works, servers and fees.
Benchmark: Turner & Townsend Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2025, as reported by Data Storage Asia. An estimate is never added to any total on the site.
No colocation price applies to this product (retail interconnection, no colocation price applies).
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