Cortex DC to develop 2 GW of AI-ready data centre capacity in India
Cortex DC, a subsidiary of The Chatterjee Group (TCG), on Thursday said it plans to develop 2 GW of AI-ready data centre capacity across India.
The company aims to meet the increasing demand for high-performance computing driven by AI and cloud adoption.
Cortex DC is targeting operational readiness for its first data centre within 18 months of breaking ground.
The company said its platform prioritises speed, scale, and sustainable power, intending to source 51 per cent of its energy from green sources.
Purnendu Chatterjee, founder and chairman, TCG, said, “For three decades, TCG has built knowledge-based businesses through strategic long-term investments, with an overriding focus on value creation. Cortex DC extends that philosophy to the digital backbone of the Intelligence Age.”
“We are building it with speed, at scale and with a commitment to responsible energy, in the belief that India’s economic development will be shaped by the infrastructure it builds today,” he added.
Rahul Sharma, CEO of Cortex DC, noted the company is building infrastructure in India for global and local customers. He aims for India to become a premier destination for demanding compute workloads.
With the planned capacity, accelerated development approach, established team, and focus on green energy, Cortex DC said in a statement that it is well placed to establish a significant presence in India’s emerging AI infrastructure market, supporting the next phase of growth in cloud computing, AI adoption, and digital services.
Founded in 1989, TCG is a New York-headquartered private equity and industrial holding group with over $4 billion in deployed capital across petrochemicals, life sciences, technology, financial services and real estate, and a diversified global portfolio spanning North America, Europe and Asi
