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Maharashtra issues Letter of Intent to AirTrunk for ₹2 lakh crore data centre project in Raigad

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Maharashtra issues Letter of Intent to AirTrunk for ₹2 lakh crore data centre project in Raigad

Maharashtra issues Letter of Intent to AirTrunk for ₹2 lakh crore data centre project in Raigad

Founded in 2015, AirTrunk opened Australia's first large-scale hyperscale data centers in 2017 and has since expanded across countries in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.

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Maharashtra issues Letter of Intent to AirTrunk for ₹2 lakh crore data centre project in Raigad
Maharashtra Government has issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) for land allotment to AirTrunk for a proposed data centre project in Raigad district, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday.


Sharing the update on social media platform X, Fadnavis posted a photo with the AirTrunk CEO Robin Khuda and exchanged the LoI for land at the Raigad Pen Growth Centre (Orange City) for their upcoming data center.

According to the chief minister, the project will involve an investment of ₹2 lakh crore and have a planned capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW), making it one of the largest data centre investments announced in the state.

"Delighted to welcome the CEO of AirTrunk Robin Khuda, to Maharashtra! We exchanged a Letter of Intent for land allotment at the Raigad Pen Growth Centre (Orange City) for their upcoming Data Centre — a massive ₹2 Lakh Crore investment with 3 GW capacity!" he wrote on X.

Fadnavis said the project, backed by Blackstone, is expected to power Maharashtra's digital infrastructure. He also thanked Consul-General of Australia, Paul Murphy, for being present during the meeting.

"Backed by Blackstone, AirTrunk's investment will power Maharashtra's digital future!" it added.

AirTrunk that builds and runs large data centres. Founded in 2015, AirTrunk opened Australia's first large-scale hyperscale data centres in 2017 and has since expanded across countries in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.

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"If the future is in the cloud... AirTrunk is where the cloud meets the ground," the company's website states.

They store and process huge amounts of digital information used by cloud services, websites, apps and businesses. The company focuses on building reliable, energy-efficient, water-efficient and scalable data centres.

"AirTrunk combines regional insight, innovative design and a ground-breaking team to create the hyperscale data centre platform needed to power the cloud in Asia-Pacific & Middle East," the website reads.


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