Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Dorf Ketal Plans Rs 30,000 Crore Maharashtra Data Centre
Dorf Ketal, a company known for speciality chemicals, plans to enter the data centre business.
It says it will invest Rs 30,000 crore in Maharashtra.
Its infrastructure arm, Trentar, signed an agreement with the state government.
The proposed site would be a large, 500-megawatt data centre campus.
Officials said it is likely to be built near Navi Mumbai.
The state government will help coordinate permissions and approvals.
The project has also received a letter of intent from the state.
It plans to use renewable energy for 51% of its power needs.
The operator is also considering ways to reuse treated water and use less water for cooling.
Dorf Ketal announced plans to invest Rs 30,000 crore in Maharashtra’s data centre sector.
Its technology and infrastructure arm, Trentar, signed an MoU with the Maharashtra government.
The plan is for a 500-MW green integrated hyperscale data centre campus.
Officials said the project is likely to be located in the Navi Mumbai region.
The project aims to meet 51% of its energy needs from renewables and is assessing treated-water reuse and efficient cooling.
- Who
- Dorf Ketal group, through its technology and infrastructure arm Trentar.
- What
- Plans to invest Rs 30,000 crore in a 500-MW green integrated hyperscale data centre.
- When
- Announced Tuesday; the report is dated October 6, but gives no year.
- Where
- Maharashtra; officials said the project is likely to be in the Navi Mumbai region.
- Why
- The group announced a diversification into the data centre space.
Project plans
Practical considerations
Energy and water use
Project plans
The project aims to meet 51% of its energy needs using renewable sources and is evaluating treated-water reuse and water-efficient cooling.
Practical considerations
The article does not report opposing comments or objections; the operator’s water measures are still under evaluation.
- Planned investment
- Rs 30,000 crore
- Planned capacity
- 500 MW
- Project
- Green integrated hyperscale data centre campus
- Project arm
- Trentar
- Renewable energy target
- 51% of the project’s energy requirements
- State support
- Coordination on permissions, registrations and approvals; a letter of intent has been received
- Water measures under evaluation
- Treated-water reuse and water-efficient cooling options