HCLTech is making a major move into India’s rapidly expanding data centre industry, announcing plans to invest up to ₹3,500 crore to build data centre infrastructure. With an initial capacity of 50 MW, the investment marks a significant step in the company’s strategy to strengthen its AI capabilities and expand beyond traditional IT services.
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The announcement was made by HCLTech CEO and Managing Director C. Vijayakumar during the company’s Q1 FY27 earnings conference. The development comes shortly after the Noida-based IT services company committed $150 million to Sarvam AI, reinforcing its ambition to evolve into a full-stack AI services and platform company.
Vijayakumar said the surge in AI adoption is reshaping global infrastructure demand. According to the company, worldwide demand for data centres is expected to nearly triple by 2030, driven primarily by AI workloads. India is expected to witness even faster growth as enterprises and government organisations increasingly require data to be processed and stored within the country to comply with sovereign data regulations.
He noted that the industry is moving beyond simply providing physical infrastructure. Instead, the focus is shifting toward delivering integrated, high-value AI and cloud solutions, creating new business opportunities for technology companies such as HCLTech.
“We will make a strategic investment of up to ₹3,500 crores with the potential to scale up to 50 MW capacity,” Vijayakumar said during the earnings call.
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The investment places HCLTech among a growing list of Indian technology companies expanding into digital infrastructure to support the next phase of AI adoption. Earlier, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) also announced its entry into the data centre business, highlighting the increasing importance of AI-ready infrastructure in India’s technology ecosystem.
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