The Chief Minister of MK Stalin inaugurated the Equinix data center on the A-pressed on the A-transmitted on the American land in Sipcot in Sirasei on Friday.
The Minister of MK Stalin inaugurated the A-transmitted data center on the A-Přím on Friday in the US on Tamil Nadu (Sipcot) in Siruseri. The data center was built on an investment of 574 crore.
At the meeting of investors held in 2022, the government signed a memorandum of understanding with Equinix in the presence of Mr. Stalin, who later laid the foundation of the project, according to official release.
During the event held at the Secretariat, the Minister of Industry of the TRB Rajaa, the main secretary of N. Muruganandam, industrial secretary ARUN ROY and CEO of Equinix India Manoj Paul, were present.
‘Key position’
“The Chennai campus is spreading to almost six acres. The location is approximately 28 km from the busy central business district and holds a key position near the expected sub -cable landing points,” Paul said during the media interaction.
“The Chennai data center is a four -storey building. The 4,250 cabinet capacity will provide a total capacity of 4,250 cabinets. The first phase provides 800 cabinets. In the first phase we have invested $ 69 million,” he said.
Equinix operates more than 270 data centers in 77 markets in 36 countries and helps more than 10,000 businesses in their digital transformation. He invested $ 43 billion in these centers, said Mr. Paul.
“We decided to set up a Sirasei center because of the availability of the fiber optical network.
Paul also appreciated the support of the government for the project.
Equinix has invested $ 358 million in its $ 358 million in Bombai and Chennai, he added.
Published – September 19, 2025 22:05
