Data Centre Site Selection in India
A scored, evidence-led comparison of candidate sites across power, fibre, water, hazard, zoning and cost.
How our site selection works
A scored, evidence-led comparison of candidate sites across power, fibre, water, hazard, zoning and cost. Every engagement starts with your brief: target MW, acreage, latency needs, budget and timeline.
We then screen parcels using utility data, carrier fibre maps, hazard layers and land records, visit shortlisted sites, and give you a clear, scored recommendation.
Deliverables
- Weighted site-scoring model
- Hazard and flood screening
- Latency and fibre route maps
- Board-ready recommendation
The Site Selection process, step by step
Five stages from brief to decision. Nothing moves to the next stage until the evidence behind it is written down.
- 01
Weighting workshop
We agree how much power, latency, cost, hazard and expansion really matter before anything is scored.
- 02
Candidate set
Six to twelve realistic sites are assembled across the markets in scope, marketed and off-market.
- 03
Evidence gathering
Utility headroom, carrier routes, flood and seismic layers, water access and land records are pulled per site.
- 04
Scoring and sensitivity
Sites are scored on the agreed model, then re-run to show which answers change if your weights move.
- 05
Board recommendation
A ranked order with the trade-offs written out, plus a credible fallback site.
What you get — and what it protects you from
Every Site Selection engagement produces documents you can hand to a board, a lender or a utility. Each one exists to close a specific risk.
In your hands at the end
- Weighted site-scoring model
- Hazard and flood screening
- Latency and fibre route maps
- Board-ready recommendation
Risks it takes off the table
- A preferred site chosen on familiarity rather than evidence
- Scores that collapse the moment one assumption is questioned
- Hazard exposure that only surfaces during insurance review
- A single-site plan with no credible fallback
The numbers behind every Site Selection recommendation
These are the thresholds and checks we apply, not averages. Where a site cannot meet one, we say so and show what it would take to fix it.
- 8–12
- criteria in the model
- Power, fibre, water, hazard, zoning, cost, access, expansion
- ≤2 ms
- latency bands tested
- To the nearest internet exchange, where it matters
- 1-in-100
- flood return period screened
- Alongside seismic zone and liquefaction notes
- 4–8 weeks
- typical study
- Longer when several states are in scope
What usually goes wrong in Site Selection
Most land problems in Indian data-centre projects are not bad luck — they are the same few shortcuts, repeated.
Weighting the model after seeing the scores
Weights are signed off before any site is scored, so the ranking stays defensible to a board.
Treating a utility's verbal comfort as capacity
Headroom is confirmed in writing against the feeder, not read off the substation nameplate.
Scoring only the sites you were shown
We add off-market candidates so the comparison is not limited to what happens to be marketed.
Three ways to work with us on Site Selection
Start small if you only need a sanity check. Scope is agreed in writing before any work begins, so there are no open-ended bills.
| Engagement | Screening check | Full study | End-to-end mandate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Testing one parcel or an existing shortlist quickly | A decision you will have to defend to a board or lender | Taking it from brief all the way to signed and registered |
| Typical duration | 1–2 weeks | 4–8 weeks | 3–6 months |
| Commercials | Fixed fee | Fixed fee, scoped upfront | Retainer plus a success fee on completion |
| What you receive | A short red-flag note with a go / no-go view | The full pack: weighted site-scoring model, hazard and flood screening and the rest of the deliverables | Everything in the full study, plus negotiation, documentation and closing support |
| Site visits | On request | Every shortlisted site | As often as the transaction needs |
| Exclusivity | None | None | Mandate for the agreed catchment and term |
The rest of the land programme
Site Selection rarely travels alone. Most clients combine it with two or three of these, run by the same team on one timeline.
Site Selection by city
Frequently asked questions
Data Centre Site Selection is a specialist service to secure data center site selection that meets data-centre needs for power, fibre, zoning and title.
Tell us your MW, acreage and timeline
We reply within one working day with matching parcels and a clear next step.