Airtel Arm Nxtra Begins Construction Of Its Largest Hyper-Scale Data Centre In East India, To Be Fully Operational By 2024

Nxtra Data Limited, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel (Airtel), has started the construction of its new hyper-scale data centre in Kolkata.

The company will invest Rs 600 crore in the development of its largest data centre in East India that will serve the underserved markets of east and north-east regions along with the SAARC countries and fulfill the growing needs of enterprises and global cloud players

The 25 MW facility will come up in New Town, Kolkata and will be fully operational by 2024.

In line with company’s commitment to environment and its ambition to reach net zero by 2031, the new centre will be a green facility, sourcing clean energy for running its operations, the company said in a statement on Tuesday (22 November).

Once ready, it will be Nxtra’s first large-scale facility in East India in addition to its already existing 12 large and 120 edge facilities across India. 

The new centre will further cement Nxtra’s position as the nation's largest network of data centres, the company said.

Nxtra by Airtel is on an expansion spree and will invest over Rs 5,000 crore over the next four years to expand its capacity by three times to over 400 MW.

The company has already invested and partnered with eight organisations to source more than 180,000 MWh of renewable energy.