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Astra Cybercity Plans $3 Billion Data Centre Investment in Maharashtra
Astra Cybercity plans to build a large technology campus and data centre in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
The company says it plans to invest USD 3 billion.
The project could create as many as 10,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly.
Astra Cybercity and the Maharashtra government exchanged an agreement about the project in Mumbai on October 1, 2026.
Its first phase is planned to use modular data centres that can be set up faster than conventional ones.
These centres are intended to provide computing power for artificial intelligence.
The work will happen in stages, and site work and approvals are expected to start with state agencies.
The announcement says more details about the timeline and construction will come later.
Astra Cybercity announced a planned USD 3 billion investment in a data centre and technology campus in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
The project could create up to 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to the announcement.
A memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government was exchanged at Invest Maharashtra in Mumbai on October 1, 2026.
The first phase is planned to use modular HYPERCUBE data centres with NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra and Vera Rubin GPUs.
The project will proceed in phases, with site work and regulatory approvals to begin in coordination with the Industries Department and MIDC.
- Who
- Astra Cybercity, promoted by World One Enterprises, and the Government of Maharashtra.
- What
- A planned USD 3 billion data centre and technology campus, expected to create up to 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.
- Where
- Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, in the Konkan region.
- When
- The MoU was exchanged on October 1, 2026; further project timing details have not yet been announced.
- Why
- The project is intended to develop sovereign AI computing capacity and technology infrastructure in Maharashtra.
Project proponents
Project status and caveats
Expected speed of AI capacity
Project proponents
Project representatives say HYPERCUBE modules can be brought into service in as little as six months, allowing AI capacity to come online before the wider campus is complete.
Project status and caveats
The Ratnagiri project remains planned and will be developed in phases; site work and regulatory approvals are to begin, and detailed timelines have not been announced.
Economic and technology benefits
Project proponents
Astra Cybercity describes the project as a source of sovereign AI capacity, sustainable infrastructure and up to 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Project status and caveats
These are projections and aims stated in the announcement; it does not provide confirmation of completed construction or realized jobs.
Key facts
- Planned investment
- USD 3 billion
- Project location
- Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
- Potential jobs
- Up to 10,000 direct and indirect jobs
- MoU exchange
- October 1, 2026, at Invest Maharashtra in Mumbai
- First-phase system
- HYPERCUBE modular data centres
- Planned GPU technology
- NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra and next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs
- India partner named by Quantum AI Connect
- World One
- Development approach
- Phased development; site work and regulatory approvals are to begin in coordination with the Industries Department and MIDC
Quotes
Siddhartha Srivastava
Founder and CEO of Astra Cybercity and lead consortium partner.
“Our commitment today is aimed at creating world-class, next-generation infrastructure anchored in cutting-edge technology, green sustainability and high-value employment. We believe true progress lies in expanding growth beyond traditional hubs, taking high-technology ecosystems into emerging regional corridors, and building resilient sovereign digital capabilities right here on Maharashtra’s soil.”
theprint.in
“India’s need for AI computing is growing faster than conventional data centres can be built. A city of this size takes years to complete, and its first AI capacity does not have to wait for it. HYPERCUBE lets World One bring capacity into service in phases, keep the data in India and add capacity as demand grows. We look forward to taking it across India together.”
theprint.in
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