Chief Minister Vijay and Singapore's Deputy PM Gan Kim Yong opened CapitaLand's first data centre in Chennai, in Ambattur.

What was opened

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated a data centre run by Singapore-based CapitaLand in Ambattur, Chennai, on Thursday 15 Oct 2026. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong attended. The two leaders planted a tree at the site, and LiveChennai reports that they toured the facility afterwards.

LiveChennai describes a seven-storey building on four acres, with a planned capacity of 46 MW and about 4,900 server racks. CapitaLand's own property page lists the same four-acre Ambattur site but gives 54 MW and still shows the project as under development, so the capacity figure is not settled. The page says the company aims for LEED Gold certification and is targeting global technology firms, cloud providers and large Indian enterprises.

What was said

Gowrishankar Nagabooshanam, CEO of CapitaLand India Trust, said the opening strengthened ties between Tamil Nadu and Singapore. According to DT Next, he noted a company association of about 22 years with the state, which began with its first international technology park in Chennai in 2004. He described data centres as the backbone of cloud adoption, AI and digital services.

Industries Minister S Keerthana said Tamil Nadu would welcome Singapore companies to invest in emerging sectors such as semiconductors. She also recalled the state budget's semiconductor scheme.

Background

LiveChennai says the centre was set up under a memorandum of understanding that CapitaLand signed with the Tamil Nadu government at the 2024 Global Investors Meet. The reports do not state the investment amount, the number of jobs or the date customers will go live.