Microsoft has announced its intention to establish its largest India data centre in Hyderabad to accelerate the country’s digital momentum. Microsoft data centres are already present in Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai, making Hyderabad the fourth. 

The new data centre will not be the largest Microsoft data centre in India at its planned 2025 debut, but Microsoft said it expects the Hyderabad data centre to grow over time to become the biggest of its India data centres. The Hyderabad data centre will be what Microsoft calls a “data centre region”, with facillities spread among three sites: Chandanvelly, Ellikatta, and Kottur. Over the next 15 years, Microsoft said it will invest about ₹15,000 crore (US$2 billion) over 15 years into the new data centre region.