Lodha Developers Commits to Expand Data Centre Investments in Maharashtra Highlights
- Massive Investment Commitment: Lodha Developers announced an additional ₹1 lakh crore investment in data centres in Maharashtra, taking its total commitment in the segment to ₹1.3 lakh crore
- Strategic MoU with Maharashtra: The new commitment follows a ₹30,000 crore MoU signed earlier for a large-scale data centre park, with the latest agreement signed at the World Economic Forum, Davos
- Largest Data Centre Park in India: The proposed data centre park is expected to have a capacity of around 2.5 GW, making it the largest in the country
- Employment Generation: The project is projected to create over 16,000 direct and indirect jobs, boosting the regional economy
₹1 lakh crore commitment has been made by Lodha Developers to further increase investments in data centers in Maharashtra, along with its existing plan of ₹1.3 lakh crore in this segment, according to the filing by the company.
This new investment was announced only four months after it had inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) deal of ₹30,000 crore with the state of Maharashtra to set up a large-scale data centre park in the state. It was on January 19th that Abhishek Lodha, Managing Director and CEO of Lodha Developers Ltd, inked a new MoU deal with the state government on the sidelines of a meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos.
With an overall investment of ₹1.3 lakh crore, it is expected that the data center park will have a total capacity of about 2.5 gigawatts, thereby being the largest data center in India, as stated by the company.
“Over and above the ₹30,000 crores commitment last year to develop the data centre park, we have signed another agreement with the Government of Maharashtra to invest an additional ₹1 lakh crore. The state has already scaled newer heights under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. His vision and actions directed towards developed Maharashtra give us immense confidence in committing to such a large investment,” Abhishek Lodha, MD and CEO of Lodha Developers Ltd, said.
Lodha Developers, in September of the previous year, had entered into an agreement with the Maharashtra state government to invest Rs 30,000 crore in creating a green data centre park as part of Maharashtra’s Green Integrated Data Centre Park policy. This new commitment reiterates the group’s long-term strategy to emphasize digital infrastructure development and the development of Maharashtra as a principal destination for developing data centres.
According to the firm, more than 16,000 jobs would be created either directly or indirectly when the proposed data center park goes into operation. This would entail a capacity of close to 2.5 gigawatts, attracting a number of top players in the technology industry.
Hyperscalers have already started setting up their presence inside the park. The data center giant, Amazon, has acquired land for setting up their data center and also secured the power supply agreement for the next 15 years. STT Global Data Centres, based out of Singapore, has also acquired land inside the park, according to the company.
Data Centre Market Potential
According to a CBRE report titled “India’s Data Centre Market in a New Era,” approximately 260 MW of new capacity was added in the first nine months of 2025, thereby growing the total operational capacity to approximately 1,529 MW, ranking India among the fastest-growing data center markets worldwide after the US and China in terms of the pipeline. Driven by higher data usage, the introduction of 5G networks, cloud adoption among enterprises, and artificial intelligence-driven workloads, new locations such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, or Telangana have also emerged as major hubs for large hyperscale as well as colocation facilities. Capacity additions have gone up nearly five-fold in the past four years, surging from a total of 54 MW in 2021 to a staggering 262 MW in the current year.
India’s data centre (DC) market has crossed the 1.5GW threshold for the first time due to the increased pace of digital transformation, AI adoption, and support from both central and state governments, as reported by CBRE.
Mumbai is the leader in the Indian data center market, accounting for 53% market share, equivalent to approximately 1,530 MW of total capacity due to its vicinity to international internet exchange points and submarine cable landing facilities.
Chennai, Delhi NCR, and Bengaluru contribute 37% of the overall capacity due to their infrastructure advantage and facilitative state policies.
This is the second major investment within a month that indicates Lodha Developers’ expansion from traditional real estate into digital infrastructure, which is being fueled by increasing demands for data storage and cloud solutions in India today. Maharashtra, specifically Mumbai, is a hot destination for large data center investments because of improved connectivity, power, and proximity to corporate and financial centers.
With this increased commitment, Lodha Developers is positioning itself as one of the important players in the growing data centre market in India and also reiterating Maharashtra’s appeal as a destination for future infrastructure investments.
