Blackstone launches platform to expand foray in Indian data centre segment

US private equity player Lumina CloudInfra's to add 600 megawatts of critical IT load

Private equity player Blackstone said on Tuesday it is expanding its data centre business in India with the launch of Lumina CloudInfra. The company aims to add 600 megawatts of critical IT loads to its capacity in the next two years.

Lumina CloudInfra is building two data centres in Mumbai and one in Chennai, aiming to make them operational by April 2023. The company will expand its data centre presence in three additional centres—Pune, Hyderabad and the national capital region (NCR)--within a year, said a senior executive.

Lumina CloudInfra is owned and managed by Blackstone Asia Real Estate Fund, which