UPC Volt to set up Rs 5k cr AI-ready data centre in Bharat Future City | Hyderabad News

Saroj Kumar
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Hyderabad: UPC Volt, a joint venture between Netherlands-based UPC Renewables Group and VOLT Data Centers, plans to set up a 100 MW AI-ready data centre in Bharat Future City with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore over five years.The project is expected to generate 3,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and more than 800 jobs during operations. An MoU was signed with the Telangana govt after the company’s leadership met the ‘Telangana Rising’ delegation led by chief minister A Revanth Reddy at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Day 3.

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Aligned with the state’s ‘Telangana Rising 2047′ vision, the data centre aims to strengthen Telangana’s position as India’s leading AI and hyperscale data centre hub. The facility will be supported by a matching 100 MW round-the-clock renewable energy project, enabling carbon-free power for digital infrastructure, company officials told the delegation.The MoU was signed by UPC Volt’s leadership team comprising Volt CEO Han de Groot, UPC Renewables APAC co-founder Steven Zwaan, UPC Renewables India CEO Alok Nigam, and assistant vice president Vikas Sharma.Chief minister Revanth Reddy said the state’s ambition of becoming a $3 trillion economy by 2047 would be driven by world-class digital infrastructure while adhering to a net-zero development roadmap. He also lauded IT minister D Sridhar Babu for facilitating the investment.The data centre will source renewable power under Telangana’s Green Open Access framework, enabling a “power-first” model and enhancing sustainability credentials for AI and hyperscale workloads.Sridhar Babu said Telangana is positioning itself to attract next-generation compute infrastructure. “We are pushing to become a global AI data centre hub through incentives for high-density GPUs, large-scale training compute and liquid cooling technologies,” he said.Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy was also part of the Telangana delegation.



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Saroj Kumar is a digital journalist and news Editor, of Aman Shanti News. He covers breaking news, Indian and global affairs, and trending stories with a focus on accuracy and credibility.
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