STTGDC, Neysa to build large AI compute presence at Noida facility
STT Global Data Centres (STTGDC) India has announced that Neysa, an Indian neocloud provider, will deploy specialised AI compute infrastructure at STT Noida 2, the companies said in statements this week. The initial phase is designed to support as many as 9,000 GPUs and is expected to go live around Q1 2027, according to STTGDC.
The move marks a significant addition to Noida's data‑centre capacity and underlines the city's role in the national push to expand AI and cloud infrastructure. STTGDC first revealed plans to develop in Noida in 2021 and operates multiple campuses in the city.
"India’s AI ambitions will depend not only on access to compute, but on the digital infrastructure required to support increasingly complex and compute‑intensive workloads at scale," STTGDC said.
Capacity and local footprint
STT Noida currently comprises several campuses with differing power capacities. STTGDC said Noida 2 offers 22MW, Noida 1 offers 17MW, while Noida 3 is under development and expected to provide 28MW. The Neysa deployment at Noida 2 is the first phase of what STTGDC described as a multi‑year collaboration.
| Campus | Power capacity |
|---|---|
| Noida 1 | 17MW |
| Noida 2 | 22MW |
| Noida 3 (under development) | 28MW |
What Neysa will bring
Neysa, founded in 2023 and positioning itself as a sovereign cloud provider for India, plans to use the STT Noida 2 site to host GPUs for its Velocis AI cloud platform. STTGDC said the partnership aims to provide enterprises with the compute and digital infrastructure needed to move from experimentation to production‑grade AI applications.
- Scale: First phase designed to host up to 9,000 GPUs.
- Timeline: Targeted service availability around Q1 2027.
- Investors backing Neysa: Blackstone, Teachers' Venture Growth, TVS Capital, 360 ONE and Nexus.
Bimal Khandelwal, CEO India, STTGDC, said the collaboration combines Neysa's AI capabilities with STTGDC's infrastructure expertise and would help enterprises deploy compute‑intensive workloads at scale. Sharad Sanghi, co‑founder and CEO of Neysa, described the company as being built "for the long term, to serve businesses in India and global compute customers looking to add India to their infrastructure footprint," according to the announcement.
Local implications and context
The deployment underscores Noida's emergence as a data‑centre and cloud services hub in Uttar Pradesh. For local businesses, greater domestic AI compute capacity may reduce latency, improve data residency options and expand opportunities for AI adoption without relying solely on foreign regions for specialised hardware.
From an economic perspective, construction and operations of expanded data‑centre campuses typically generate demand for skilled technical staff, facility maintenance personnel and associated services, although the companies have not released specific employment figures for the Noida deployment.
Officials and industry observers have been emphasising that India needs not only access to GPUs but also reliable operations and capacity planning to host large AI workloads. STTGDC and Neysa said their partnership is intended to provide such predictable capacity for enterprises and global customers seeking to establish or expand an India footprint.
STTGDC's announcement did not specify the exact hardware models, power usage effectiveness (PUE) targets, or detailed commercial arrangements. The companies described the work as the first phase of a multi‑year relationship and signalled scope for further expansion as demand for AI compute in India grows.
