Key Takeaways
- • CapitaLand Investment Ltd. (CLI) unveiled CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01, the first data center development in Tamil Nadu by its listed fund platform, CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT), which is expected to deliver 53 megawatts of gross power capacity upon completion by the end of 2026.
- • The unveiling was led by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, signaling government backing for the project.
- • The Chennai facility follows CLINT's 108-megawatt Navi Mumbai data center, completed in 2025 and fully leased to a leading global hyperscaler.
- • CLI reaffirmed a long-term commitment to expand its data center, logistics and industrial portfolio in Tamil Nadu through both listed and private funds.
Summary
CapitaLand Investment Ltd. (CLI) has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to expanding its data center, logistics and industrial portfolio in Tamil Nadu, India, through its listed and private fund vehicles. The commitment was underscored at the unveiling of CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01, the first data center development in Tamil Nadu by CLI's listed fund platform, CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT), a Singapore-listed business trust focused on India.
The facility is slated to deliver 53 megawatts of gross power capacity upon completion by the end of 2026. The event was attended by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, according to the primary source's account of the unveiling.
The project extends CLINT's growing data center portfolio in India. It follows the completion in 2025 of CLINT's first data center development in Navi Mumbai, a 108-megawatt facility that has been fully leased to a leading global hyperscaler. The Chennai project also reflects deepening collaboration between CLI and its partners in the Indian market.
CLI has built a substantial presence in India across business and IT parks, data centers, industrial, logistics and lodging properties. Publisher context indicates that CLI operates 27 data centers across Asia and Europe, and that CapitaLand is building four major data centers in India. Separately, CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund was reported to acquire a 20.2% interest in each of three data centers from CLINT in a first close. Publisher context also notes that India attracted roughly $14.7 billion in data center investment between 2020 and April 2025, with foreign institutional capital a significant component.
The facility is slated to deliver 53 megawatts of gross power capacity upon completion by the end of 2026. The event was attended by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, according to the primary source's account of the unveiling.
The project extends CLINT's growing data center portfolio in India. It follows the completion in 2025 of CLINT's first data center development in Navi Mumbai, a 108-megawatt facility that has been fully leased to a leading global hyperscaler. The Chennai project also reflects deepening collaboration between CLI and its partners in the Indian market.
CLI has built a substantial presence in India across business and IT parks, data centers, industrial, logistics and lodging properties. Publisher context indicates that CLI operates 27 data centers across Asia and Europe, and that CapitaLand is building four major data centers in India. Separately, CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund was reported to acquire a 20.2% interest in each of three data centers from CLINT in a first close. Publisher context also notes that India attracted roughly $14.7 billion in data center investment between 2020 and April 2025, with foreign institutional capital a significant component.
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