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Equinix Bengaluru BLR1

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Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India · IN · Equinix Inc.

OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified

Environment

Water Stress
extremely highA

WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023

Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
690 gCO₂/kWhB

IEA Electricity Information 2022, India / Ember 2023, 2022

Grid RegionSouthern Regional Grid (SRLDC)
Drought Risk
medium

India Meteorological Department, 2023

Environmental Review
approved

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)

Facility

CompanyEquinix Inc.
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2011
Capacity
10 MWD

Capacity estimated from campus footprint at Whitefield, Bengaluru; Equinix does not disclose facility-level IT load for BLR1.

Location
12.9600, 77.6900 · IN
RegionBengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India
Research statusVerified
Last verified2026-06-01

Evidence (1 source)

Equinix Bengaluru BLR1 Data CenterHigh trust
Sustainability Report2024-01-01Equinix

Confirms BLR1 location (Whitefield), operational status, and hyperscaler connectivity.

Equinix BLR1 in Whitefield, Bengaluru provides carrier-neutral colocation with direct cloud on-ramps to AWS, Azure, and GCP. Operational since 2011 with expansion phases.

Community

Documented water concerns

Bengaluru's acute groundwater depletion means data center cooling water use is a documented community concern. The 2024 water shortage prompted city authorities to consider new industrial water-use guidelines.

Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.

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