India / Bhārata: PhonePe launches its first Green Data Center in India

PhonePe has announced that it has launched its first green data center in India. According to the company, this addition will open up new opportunities from a data management perspective while bolstering data security, power efficiency, and cloud solutions, made possible by PhonePe leveraging technologies and solutions from Dell Technologies and NTT.

The new facility has a capacity of 4.8 MW, spanning 13740 sqft and is based at Mahape, Navi Mumbai. Built with sustainability in mind, the data center will utilize ​​Direct Contact Liquid Cooling (DCLC) and Liquid Immersion Cooling (LIC) as alternative cooling methods saving over 25% on electricity. The green data center will also use Dell PowerEdge servers.

Speaking at the launch, Burzin Engineer, Co-founder and Chief Reliability Officer, PhonePe, said: "At PhonePe, we are driven by using technology to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to unlock the flow of money and provide them access to financial services. Today, if there is one thing about PhonePe that echoes with millions of users, it is the reliability and speed of the transaction. It is with this ethos that we are very excited to work with Dell Technologies and NTT to launch our first Green Data Center in India. This data center will not only help in further seamlessly scaling our business but also help in reducing our carbon footprint."

While Manish Gupta, Vice President and General Manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies India, added: "At Dell Technologies, we are committed to using technology to create a better and a more sustainable future. We have been working towards reducing the carbon footprint of the essential infrastructure solutions we supply to our customers. The launch of PhonePe's first Green Data Centre is a significant milestone on its journey to achieving its sustainability goals. We are delighted to extend our long-standing relationship with PhonePe by supporting them with our industry-leading infrastructure."

"Green data centers are the future of sustainable digital transformation. As India's leading data center operator, NTT is delighted to partner PhonePe and Dell in their mission to bring green technologies to data centers, becoming the first in the country to deploy liquid immersion cooling in a production environment. This deployment is an exciting showcase for the possibilities of new alternative cooling technologies that can help optimize power consumption in a data center. For us, this is another step in our commitment to building a connected future sustainably and responsibly," said Sharad Sanghi, Managing Director, NTT Ltd. India, Acting Senior Executive Vice President, Data Center and Marine Cable, NTT Ltd.