Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has received a 'significant' order of up to Rs 2,500 crore in value to build Uzbekistan's first AI-enabled and sustainable 10-Megawatt data centre in Tashkent, the company said on January 28.
L&T will deliver the data centre through the engineering, procurement and construction route, adding the facility will be equipped with advanced AI capabilities, with minimal environmental impact and maximum energy efficiency.
V Satish, Member of Executive Committee and Advisor to the L&T CMD said, "...L&T Buildings & Factories vertical will be executing this AI-enabled and sustainable data centre in Tashkent. This underscores the expertise of L&T in executing complex and unique projects across the globe."
L&T said the data centre will have robust security measures to protect sensitive data, and will set new standards for data centre infrastructure in the region.
L&T has been expanding into the data centre business and its 12 MW data center in Chennai is nearing completion of testing phase, expected to be commissioned shortly. The company plans to scale up the Chennai data center to 30 MW and will look to set up data centers at Navi Mumbai and Bengaluru in the near to medium term. L&T said its total infrastructure order prospects for H2FY25 stands at Rs 5.42 trillion, out of which the share of domestic orders is Rs 4.13 trillion.
Out of L&T's international order book of Rs 2.05 trillion, around 85% is from the Middle East while the rest is from other countries across the world. As of September quarter, L&T's order book stands at Rs 5.1 trillion, up 13% on year.
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