Private firm seeks 100 acres to set up semiconductor park

The Hiranandani Group has sought 100 acres of land from the Yamuna Expressway Authority for setting up a semiconductor park. YEIDA officials said the company’s demands are being looked into.

In a letter to the Yamuna Expressway Authority, Hiranandani Group’s CEO Darshan Hiranandani expressed the company’s willingness to set up a semiconductor assembly testing marking and packaging (ATMP) unit in the YEIDA region. “We are in the process of filing the application with the government of India under the Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM). Our group is already successfully operating in the state of UP through our data centre division called Yotta Data Services Pvt Ltd,” the CEO said in his letter.

“We are now keen to expand our footprint by piloting our semiconductor division project in UP as well. We have incorporated Tarq Semiconductors Pvt Ltd in order to forward our semiconductor vertical,” he added. According to Hiranandani, the company anticipates an investment of over Rs 2,500 crore in the first phase, which should be implemented within 24 months of receiving all approvals. “We are very keen to establish this facility in YEIDA (region). While we will seek final allotment of land and InvestUP formalities after receiving clearances from ISM, we would be grateful if YEIDA can confirm availability of 95-100 acres of land in their facilities near the Jewar airport,” he said.

Additionally, the group has sought 200,000 litres of water per hour in Phase 1 (and 750,000 litres per hour for all 3 phases) for running the unit. A power substation providing 50MW has also been sought. YEIDA officials said the Group’s proposal is under consideration.

Prior to this, Hiranandani had made a request for 25 acres of land for a data centre park in the YEIDA region. The Group was allotted 20 acres in Knowledge Park 5 in September 2020 for setting up UP’s first data centre. The company’s first building was inaugurated on October 31 last year by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath.