Market comparison
Chennai, India vs Mumbai, India
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Chennai — 25 facilities from 17 operators, Mumbai — 30 facilities from 11 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Chennai, India
25
Tracked facilities · Operators: 17
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Mumbai, India
30
Tracked facilities · Operators: 11
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Chennai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 25 | 30 |
| Operators | 17 | 11 |
| Published IT capacity | 899 MW (21 of 25 sites publish) | 712 MW (24 of 30 sites publish) |
| Operational | 17 | 23 |
| Under construction / announced | 8 | 7 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 5 | 2 |
| Sites with any certification | 9 | 9 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 3 | 3 |
| AI-ready sites | 9 | 7 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.109 | $0.109 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 29/100 across 25 sites | 26/100 across 30 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Chennai — 25; Mumbai — 30
- Operators: Chennai — 17; Mumbai — 11
- Published IT capacity: Chennai — 899 MW (21 of 25 sites publish); Mumbai — 712 MW (24 of 30 sites publish)
- Operational: Chennai — 17; Mumbai — 23
- Under construction / announced: Chennai — 8; Mumbai — 7
- Tier III+ certified sites: Chennai — 5; Mumbai — 2
- AI-ready sites: Chennai — 9; Mumbai — 7
- Average Coloprice Score: Chennai — 29/100 across 25 sites; Mumbai — 26/100 across 30 sites
Top facilities by score
Chennai, India
- CtrlS Chennai Data Center Park CtrlS Datacenters · 72 MW
- Iron Mountain CHN-1 Iron Mountain · 23.2 MW
- Iron Mountain CHN-2 Iron Mountain · 19 MW
Mumbai, India
- CtrlS Mumbai Data Center Campus CtrlS Datacenters · 95 MW
- NTT Mumbai Chandivali Data Center Park NTT Global Data Centers · 100 MW
- STT Mumbai 3 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) · 9 MW
Open Chennai data centers →Open Mumbai data centers →Colocation pricing in Chennai →Colocation pricing in Mumbai →
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