HCLTech AI data centre, Khordha (Odisha) is a data center project in Bhubaneswar (Khordha), India, operated by HCLTech. It has been announced and has not yet reached the land or permitting stage. The operator has not published a capacity figure, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
Latest change on record: entered the record as announced on 24 July 2026. Record last checked against its sources on 13 October 2026.
Next gate to watch: Land secured.
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.
How India approves, powers and taxes data centers is on Data center rules in India.
Other India holds 6 active projects with 410 MW of planned IT load between them, and HCLTech AI data centre, Khordha (Odisha) has no published figure so it sits outside that ranking. Of those, 1 is operational, 1 is under construction and 4 are announced only. No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Other India, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
It is the only HCL Technologies project ArusGrid tracks. Named funding comes from HCL Technologies on the equity side. No tenant has been disclosed, which is normal for colocation and says nothing about occupancy.
The stage was recorded as announced only on 24 July 2026. The money on record is INR 142.57bn (about US$1.7bn) as of September 2026, a government approval ceiling.
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 5 public sources for this project, the latest dated 24 September 2026, and last checked the record on 13 October 2026.
Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Announced as an AI data centre with Sarvam foundation models for sector-specific applications.
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
No tenant disclosed. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy. Not yet checked against second-order sources.
An approval figure is an incentive ceiling. It often covers a first phase and can exclude land or IT equipment.
The figure covers the whole campus.
ArusGrid estimate, grade C. Published band for this country. Priced on the wholesale band. 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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