Mumbai Data Centre Construction Timeline

In 2020, Colt DCS began its journey in entering the Indian hyperscale data centre market by announcing the ground breaking of our Colt Mumbai Data Centre.

Over the past two years, the Mumbai construction and project team have reached a number of key milestones as they work to deliver the first phase of this soon to be launched 120MW site.

Colt Mumbai Data Centre - Build Progress

Site Overview

120MW of IT power

62,000m2 Gross site area

<1.40 Designed PUE level

100% Carrier, cloud, and IX neutral

March 2020

Ground-breaking Ceremony

Colt DCS celebrates the ground-breaking ceremony of its first hyperscale data centre in India: Colt Mumbai Data Centre.

April - September 2020

Land Preparation

The land is prepared ahead of any foundations being laid and before any construction can commence.

October 2020

Foundations Laid

The site trenches are dug, levelled and concrete is poured to set the foundations. The site is cleaned and prepared for framing.

May 2021

Power Transformers

Power transformers are delivered on site ready for positioning at future date and to support the 120MW deliverable of IT power.

August 2021

Structural Steel

Build of the data centre steel frame begins, starting with the office area followed by DC1 and DC2.

August 2021

Monopole Tower

Standing at 56 metres tall, the Monopole tower is erected on site to support carrier neutrality and connectivity for the city.

November 2021

CTT Tower

Also standing at 56 meters tall and all wires connected, the CTT tower is installed to supply 140MW of power from the state grid to be transmitted through to the recently constructed Monopole tower.

November 2021

HSD Diesel Tanks

80,000 litre HSD diesel storage tanks are delivered onsite and positioned underground to support the power continuity.

January 2022

1 Million Safe Working Hours

The construction and project team celebrate 1 million safe working hours being successfully achieved onsite.

February 2022

Power Generators

11kV power generators delivered and positioned to support power supply on site.

October 2022

GIS Substation

The 220kv GIS sub-station is commissioned to support the electrical distribution, transmission, and generation systems.

November 2022

2 Million Safe Working Hours

The construction and project team celebrate 2 million safe working hours being successfully achieved onsite.

December 2022

11kV Substation

The 11kV sub-station is commissioned to support the electrical distribution system to the facility.

March - May 2023

DC Hall Fitting

Data centre hall final fit out in preparation for the commissioning of phase one.

June 2023

IST

IST was successfully completed with consultants and vendors and the client team.

September 2023

Phase 1 launch of our Mumbai Data Centre

We are thrilled to launch Phase 1 of our Mumbai Data Centre. The Executive Leadership Team and Fidelity, our investors, were in attendance to celebrate this exciting milestone in our data centre construction portfolio.