In a big boost to the development of information technology (IT) industry in Uttar Pradesh, the Singapore based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) India has proposed to develop a Greenfield Data Centre Campus in Noida.

Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said here on Tuesday that in consonance with the Union government’s programme to promote growth of digital economy, the Uttar Pradesh government was taking various initiatives to attract investment in the data centre development and operations sector, which had become a crucial necessity for big enterprises in different sectors.

In a meeting Alok Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Industrial Development, was informed by a STT GDC India representative, that in the first phase the company proposed to develop the data centre campus with a critical IT capacity of 18 MW with an estimated investment of Rs 600 crore. The data centre campus is expected to generate 30-40 direct and around 550 indirect and induced employment avenues.

It is expected to create 30-40 direct and around 550 indirect and induced employment avenues.

Kumar said on Tuesday that the proposed campus was suitably located within easy access of the industrial hub and the national capital with seamless international connectivity.

He said that there was significant presence of industry and IT majors in and around Noida, which would aid in quickly evolving the region as a major data centre hub in north India.

He said in view of the web-based and digitally driven economy gaining prominence, the UP government was preparing a new data centre policy with the objective of creating state-of-the-art data and IT ecosystem to meet the requirements of industry, enterprises and citizens.

A land parcel of around three acres has already been identified by the investor in Noida to set up the data centre campus, which would be scalable to 36 MW IT load data centre capacity in the second phase with an additional investment of Rs 500 crore, excluding the land cost.

After the completion of the second phase, the total estimated investment would be around Rs 1,100 crore with approximately 80 direct job opportunities and around 1,000 indirect and induced employment avenues.

The proposed data centre campus is aimed at providing services to major cloud players, hyperscalers (an operator of a data centre that offers scalable cloud computing services) and large enterprise clients. 

A data centre is a facility that centralises the shared IT activities and equipment of an organisation for the purpose of storing, processing and disseminating information and applications.

Formerly known as Tata Communications Data Centres Pvt. Ltd., the STT Global Data Centres India is a majority owned subsidiary of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres of Singapore. The STT GDC India operates 16 data centres across eight cities in India with an IT load capacity of over 110 MW whereas the parent holding company – ST Telemedia-Singapore — operates a portfolio of over 112 data centres across nations directly or indirectly.