CtrlS to Invest INR 10,000 Cr in Bihar, Opens Patna Datacenter

CtrlS Datacenters, Asia’s largest Rated-4 datacenter operator, has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of Bihar to invest INR10,000 crore in a 150 MW hyperscale AI factory in Bodh Gaya. The company also inaugurated its INR 400 crore AI and cloud-ready datacenter in Patna in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.

The Patna facility, located in the Patliputra Industrial Area has an IT load of 12 MW, expandable with demand. It will serve enterprises, government institutions, hyperscalers and technology businesses in Bihar and Eastern India.

CtrlS plans to set up over 20 edge datacenters across Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities in the coming years. The company, which began operations in 2007, runs 19 datacenters across nine Indian markets and plans to build over 4.4 GW of capacity by 2030. It is also exploring Southeast Asia and the Middle East with Thailand as its first overseas market.

“We are committed to strengthening Bihar’s digital infrastructure and building a robust IT ecosystem through our future-ready datacenters, designed to serve the evolving needs of hyperscalers, enterprises and startups. We sincerely appreciate the Government of Bihar for creating a conducive policy environment,” said Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder and CEO, CtrlS Datacenters.