Bengaluru: Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL) has launched a new subsidiary, Techno Digital Infra Pvt Ltd, marking its formal entry into India’s digital infrastructure sector. Backed by a planned investment of $1 billion, the company aims to build a network of hyperscale and edge data centres with a total capacity of 250 MW across the country.The company is setting up a 36 MW hyperscale data centre at SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri in Chennai. The rated-3 facility will span 2 lakh sqft, will house up to 2,400 racks, and feature energy-efficient systems including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), adiabatic cooling, and a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.35.“The decision to enter the digital infrastructure space is both timely and visionary,” said Padam Prakash Gupta, MD, TEECL. “With our legacy in power infrastructure and EPC, we see ourselves as natural enablers of this transformation.”As part of its national rollout, Techno has partnered with RailTel Corporation of India Ltd to develop 102 edge data centres across 23 states.“Our hybrid strategy integrating hyperscale and edge will redefine how data is hosted and delivered,” said Amit Agrawal, president, Techno Digital.The project will be the largest deployment of its kind, bringing low-latency computing closer to users in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, empowering sectors such as AI, BFSI, telecom, OTT, e-sports, healthcare, e-governance, and manufacturing, the company said in an official press release.The partnership with RailTel embodies our core belief that digital infrastructure should be democratised to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge-based economy,” said Ankit Saraiya, director & CEO, Techno Electric & Engineering Co. Ltd.TEECL is a listed EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) firm with a $1.5 billion market cap, active in power, renewables, emission control, smart metering, and data centre development.