Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Blackstone's Lumina Buys Land in Mumbai for Data Centers
Imagine a company called Lumina that builds giant warehouses for computers, called data centers.
They are like the internet's brain!
Lumina, backed by a big investor named Blackstone, bought land in Mumbai, India.
They paid a lot of money to build two new data centers there.
These centers will have a lot of power and space for computers.
This is because more and more companies need places to store their information online.
Mumbai is a popular place for these centers, and this new purchase will help Lumina grow their business in India.
Lumina CloudInfra bought land in Mumbai for ₹475 crore.
The purchase is for two data center units, each with 30MW capacity.
Blackstone plans to invest roughly ₹50,000 crore in India for data centers.
Mumbai accounts for 40% of India's data center capacity.
The data center business is Blackstone's fourth major vertical in India.
- Who
- Lumina CloudInfra (Blackstone's data center arm)
- What
- Purchased land in Mumbai to build data centers.
- When
- The land registration was completed on September 19.
- Where
- Chandivali, Mumbai, India
- Why
- To expand its data center capacity due to growing demand.
- Buyer
- Lumina CloudInfra (Blackstone Group)
- Location
- Chandivali, Mumbai
- Land Area
- 3.8 acres
- Purchase Price
- ₹475 crore
- Planned Capacity
- 60MW (two 30MW units)
- Blackstone's India Investment
- ₹50,000 crore planned for data centers
- Mumbai Data Center Share
- 40% of India's total capacity