India, April 14 -- Amazon Data Services India is set to invest nearly Rs.4,000 crore to establish a data center on an 49-acres plot near Taloja. For this, the company has applied to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for an environmental clearance.

In the application made on April 3, the Indian arm of Amazon stated that the area of the plot is 197,692 sq.m (48.85 acres) and has a total built-up construction area of 393,937.97 sq.m available.

Amazon plans to construct six buildings, of which four will be seven-storeyed buildings used as date centres. The other two shorter structures will be store for the water and electrical needs of the data centres. Once operational, the centre will need 473 Mega Watt of electr...