CtrlS Datacenters, the largest Rated-4 datacenter company in Asia, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uttarakhand government. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, and CtrlS Datacenters’ Founder and Chairman, Sridhar Pinnapureddy. 

The agreement paves the way for the establishment of a greenfield Edge datacenter in Uttarakhand with a 10 MW capacity, to be realised over the next 8-10 years.

Pinnapureddy, Chairman of CtrlS Datacenters, expressed the company’s commitment to this strategic move, stating, “We are excited to bring our proven expertise of serving mission-critical businesses over the past 15 years to the state of Uttarakhand. CtrlS’ datacenter will be embedded into a larger digital ecosystem of the state, enabling the growth of data, infrastructure, and technology-driven businesses around our facility. We expect our proposed datacenter to facilitate an influx of direct and indirect investments to the tune of Rs 2,500 crore and generate around 1,000 jobs.”

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, acknowledging the importance of this investment, stated, “Uttarakhand has been successful in attracting progressive companies to invest in the state, boost the industry ecosystem, and create new jobs. CtrlS Datacenters’ investment and presence in Uttarakhand align well with our digital goals and will further boost our efforts as the company is known for its world-class and sustainable datacenters.”

CtrlS Datacenters’ proposed Rated-4 datacenter in Uttarakhand will offer colocation, managed services, and cloud services to host mission-critical workloads. The Edge facility is designed to support Industry 4.0 and latency-dependent applications and will incorporate the sustainability features for which CtrlS Datacenters is known.

Uttarakhand, one of the fastest-growing states in India, boasts conducive industrial policies and a high ranking on the Ease of Doing Business index. The state has been actively promoting ICT and ITeS companies to set up operations, creating employment opportunities for educated youth through an industry-friendly approach.

CtrlS Datacenters is on a trajectory to establish a series of Edge datacenters across tier-2 and tier-3 cities in India. Presently, the company operates such facilities in Lucknow and Patna, with plans to set up 21 Edge datacenters in the coming years