Princeton Digital Group (PDG) MU1 Mumbai Data Center Campus
Status: Operational / Active Expansion | Location: Airoli Knowledge Park Road, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400708, India
Project Overview
The Princeton Digital Group (PDG) MU1 Data Center Campus is a flagship hyperscale digital infrastructure development located in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, India's leading data center hub. Designed to deliver up to 150 MW of critical IT power, the campus spans approximately 35,600 square meters of whitespace within a well-planned 50-acre IT and ITES park. Purpose-built to support hyperscale cloud providers, global content platforms, financial services, e-commerce companies, and next-generation artificial intelligence workloads, MU1 offers highly scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure for mission-critical digital operations. The campus is recognized as India's first Open Compute Project (OCP™) Ready data center and Mumbai's first IGBC Platinum-certified data center campus, demonstrating its commitment to innovation, energy efficiency, and sustainable design. It supports high-density rack deployments through advanced cooling systems, a generous 5.5-meter slab-to-slab clear height, and heavy floor loading capacity of up to 1,750 kilograms per square meter, making it suitable for GPU-intensive AI and high-performance computing environments. Power is delivered through a dedicated 220 kV substation with diverse utility feeds and fully redundant electrical infrastructure to ensure maximum availability and operational resilience. Sustainability is further strengthened by renewable energy procurement, with up to 40% of the campus power requirement supported through clean energy contracts and time-matched carbon-free energy partnerships with Tata Power Renewables. Strategically located within the Mumbai metropolitan region, MU1 offers excellent connectivity to major business districts, cloud ecosystems, internet exchanges, and submarine cable networks, making it one of India's most advanced destinations for hyperscale digital infrastructure and AI-driven computing.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Princeton Digital Group (PDG) MU1 Mumbai Data Center Campus |
| Location | Airoli Knowledge Park Road, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400708, India |
| Status | Operational / Active Expansion |
| Commissioning | December 2022 (Phase 1 Live) / Active Campus Expansion |
| Total IT Load | 125 MW |
| Total Capacity | 150 MW (Master-planned across 35,600 m² colocation whitespace on a 6-acre site within a 50-acre IT park) |
| Tier Level | Uptime Institute Tier III Certified / IGBC Platinum Certified / OCP Ready™ |
| Project Type | Greenfield Hyperscale Cloud & Open Compute AI Data Center Campus |
City Profile
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| City Name | Navi Mumbai |
| Population | ~1.12 million |
| Urban Agglomeration | 22+ million (Mumbai Metropolitan Region) |
| City GDP | Part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region economy, one of India's largest economic centers |
| Per Capita Income | Approximately ₹350,000–₹450,000 per year |
| City Tier | Tier 1 |
| Key Strengths | Planned urban infrastructure, IT parks, business hubs, JNPT port connectivity, excellent transportation network, educational institutions, growing data center ecosystem |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Princeton Digital Group |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.) & Tata Power Renewables |
| Construction Contractor | Premier Indian Mission-Critical Civil & EPC Contracting Partners |
| MEP Engineering | PDG Technical Engineering Division & Specialized Asia-Pacific Partners |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral site with five diverse fiber points of entry, OPGW fiber access, and dual Meet-Me-Rooms. |
| Power Infrastructure | High-reliability 220 kV substation with dual independent feeds, N+N UPS systems, and 48-hour fuel backup generators. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 150 MW total utility capacity / 125 MW critical IT load |
| UPS Redundancy | Distributed N+N redundant static UPS modules backed by N+2 generator redundancy with 48 hours of on-site fuel backup. |
| Cooling System | Quick-start air-cooled chillers with N+2 redundancy, closed-loop liquid cooling compatibility, and 300-second thermal energy storage. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral facility with 5 points of entry (PoE), dual Meet-Me-Rooms per floor, and low-latency cloud interconnects. |
| PUE Target | < 1.50 |
| Energy Mix | Powered up to 40% by renewable energy (off-site solar/wind off-take) with zero continuous water consumption for server cooling. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | April 2021 |
| Construction Start | April 2021 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | December 2022 (48 MW Initial Phase Live) |
| Full Buildout | 2026–2027 (Multi-building campus completion up to 150 MW) |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $300,000,000+ USD (Initial Phase) / $1,000,000,000+ USD (Full 150 MW Expansion) |
| Funding | Private equity capital & institutional debt facilities backed by Warburg Pincus, OTPP, and Mubadala Investment Company |