PDG CH1 is a data center project in Chennai, India, operated by Princeton Digital Group. It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. It is planned for 72 MW of IT load.
Latest change on record: entered the record as announced on 19 September 2024. Record last checked against its sources on 22 October 2026.
Next gate to watch: Land secured.
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Chennai holds 16 active projects with 819 MW of planned IT load between them, and PDG CH1 ranks third 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.
Princeton Digital Group has 1 other in India and 7 projects elsewhere in the dataset tracked by ArusGrid, including PDG HY1. Named funding comes from Warburg Pincus, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Mubadala and Stonepeak 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 stage was recorded as announced only on 19 September 2024.
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 4 public sources for this project, the latest dated 27 September 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.
Operator markets 72MW as AI-ready high density.
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 72 MW of planned IT load times a published benchmark of US$6.64 per watt for Mumbai, plus or minus 15 percent, with 10 percent more at the top for liquid cooling because the project is AI-positioned. 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.
Platform capital spans several sites. It is never added to this project's own figure.
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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