How well evidenced is it
Construction or financing is evidenced, or several independent signals agree. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Named funderYes
Disclosed clientNo
Committed or approved capitalYes
Dated, sized phaseNo
Three or more sourcesYes
Dated source in the last 24 monthsYes
AI workloads
StatusLikely
Hyperscaler self-build land acquired 2024 onward.
Access to AI chips
GradeNo US licence required
This country carries no US destination-based licence requirement for advanced AI chips as the rules are enforced today. Access is a commercial matter between the project and its vendors. Criteria are published on the Methodology page.
US licence required for this destination as enforcedNo
A party headquartered in China or Macau on the projectNo
Country-level export frameworkNo
A party named in a government authorisationNo
US approved operator or confirmed client on the projectYes
Named chip-vendor partnershipNo
No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced · No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced (2026-09-27) source
Stage history
Who is behind it
OperatorAmazon Web Services (Amazon Data Services India) · Hyperscaler self-build
Funder, EquityAmazon
No tenant disclosed. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy.
Money at this site
Announced investment, 2026-05INR 5.75bn (about US$68m)
The figure covers land only.
Platform deals that include it
Lodha Developers MoUs with Maharashtra, Rs 1.3 lakh crore for a 2.5GW Green Integrated Data Centre Park at Palava
Other, 2026-01-19US$15.1bn
Platform capital spans several sites. It is never added to this project's own figure.
Land
Land sellerLodha Developers (Macrotech) · 38.18 acres · INR 450m (≈US$53m) · freehold · Nov 2024 Reported source ↗ Purchase registered Nov 2024; initial payment Rs 396 crore.
Land sellerLodha Developers (Macrotech) · 10.6 acres · INR 125.13m (≈US$15m) · freehold · May 2026 Reported source ↗ FSI 2.5 for data centre and ancillary use.
Power supply
Power allocation or planunspecified · Jan 2026 Reported source ↗ Lodha says Amazon 'secured 15-year power arrangements' for its Palava parcel; counterparty and MW not stated.