Realty giant Lodha is making a massive leap into digital infrastructure. The company recently announced plans to develop a 1-gigawatt (GW) data centre power shell capacity in Palava, located within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This ambitious project involves an investment of approximately ₹11,000 crore.
Strategic Expansion into Digital Infrastructure
As India’s demand for data storage and cloud services sky-rockets, Lodha is shifting gears toward annuity-generating assets. The project will span 100 acres of a massive 400-acre dedicated data centre park. What makes this venture particularly robust is its self-funding model; Lodha plans to finance the development through the monetization of remaining land parcels within the park, expected to generate over ₹12,000 crore from FY27 onwards.
Key Highlights:
Capacity: 1 GW of build-to-suit power shell capacity.
Anchor Partners: The park has already secured global tech leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and STT Global Data Centre as anchor operators.
Long-term Vision: This project is part of a broader MoU with the Maharashtra government to eventually develop a 2.5 GW data centre ecosystem in the state.
The Future of Lodha
While residential sales remain a core pillar, Managing Director Abhishek Lodha emphasized that this move diversifies their portfolio. By aiming to grow rental income 10-fold over the next six years, Lodha is positioning itself not just as a homebuilder, but as a critical infrastructure provider for India’s digital economy.
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