Marks the first step towards building a 100 MW campus
Mumbai : Larsen & Toubro
Vyoma, the digital infrastructure arm of L&T, today marked a milestone in
India’s digital evolution with the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony for its upcoming 40 MW
green, AI-ready data centre at Mahape in Navi Mumbai. This is part of a 100 MW data
centre campus planned in the city and signals the commencement of a facility
designed to redefine the benchmarks for sustainable, high-performance digital
infrastructure in India.
As India’s digital economy experiences unprecedented growth — driven by
massive cloud adoption, AI-intensive workloads and stringent data localisation needs
— L&T Vyoma is spearheading the development of resilient and scalable infrastructure
to meet this demand.
The Navi Mumbai data centre is purpose-built to support Build-to-Suit,
Enterprise and NeoCloud workloads, delivering next-generation, high-density
computing for AI and mission-critical applications. Equipped with Direct-to-Chip
Liquid Cooling, the facility enables efficient thermal management for
advanced AI workloads while ensuring scalability, resilience and
sustainability.
Designed with sustainability at its core, the data centre will drive
India's digital future through low-carbon operations by integrating renewable
energy.
“Digital infrastructure is the bedrock of national progress. Through
L&T Vyoma, we are leveraging our engineering heritage to build a sovereign,
sustainable digital ecosystem that ensures India's growth is powered by
world-class, indigenous capabilities. Our new Navi Mumbai facility embodies our
vision of 'Vyoma' — limitless, intelligent and sustainable AI ready digital
growth", said Mr R Shankar Raman, President, Whole-time Director &
CFO, L&T.
Mr Prashant Chiranjive Jain, Head - Corporate Centre, L&T, added: "Navi Mumbai is a strategic hub for India’s digital economy. This
groundbreaking sets a new benchmark for AI-ready infrastructure, delivering the
demanding performance requirements of Generative AI while remaining firmly
anchored in sustainable, low-carbon operations".
The Mahape data centre represents a strategic addition to L&T
Vyoma’s colocation and build-to-suit portfolio, delivering secure, resilient
and future-ready digital infrastructure. This development reinforces L&T
Vyoma’s three-pillar data centre strategy: hyperscale-ready campuses for global
cloud providers, AI-centric infrastructure supporting the AI ecosystem and
sovereign cloud requirements, and a comprehensive colocation and build-to-suit
offering complemented by edge and disaster recovery solutions.
The Mahape data centre is a cornerstone of L&T Vyoma’s national
expansion roadmap, which targets over 200 MW of capacity across India. This
encompasses key digital hubs including Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and
Hyderabad, anchoring India’s digital growth in innovation, resilience and
environmental responsibility.