Amazon is developing a data centre at Balkum in Thane, Maharashtra, on the northern edge of the Mumbai metropolitan region, and describes it as one building rather than a campus. Power will not come off the local distribution network: the design takes an industrial connection to the high-voltage transmission grid, feeding a dedicated high-voltage substation on site. Water use is stated at 125 kilolitres a day, of which 115 kilolitres is treated sewage water supplied by the Thane Municipal Council for landscaping and irrigation, leaving a potable permit of 0.01 million litres a day for drinking water and washrooms. Amazon Data Services India registered the purchase of 10.6 acres at Palava in Thane in June 2026 for Rs 125.13 crore, against a site reported at 53 acres. The project has drawn sustained local objection through July and August 2026 over heat, noise and water, and Amazon has committed $1.2 million from its Right Now Climate Fund to a Thane Creek restoration project.
Through an industrial connection to the high-voltage transmission grid and a dedicated substation on site, rather than through Thane's local electricity distribution network.
How much water will the Balkum site use?
125 kilolitres a day in total. 115 of those come from the Thane Municipal Council as treated sewage water for landscaping and irrigation; the potable permit is 0.01 million litres a day, about 10 kilolitres, for drinking water and washrooms.
What land has Amazon secured around Thane?
Amazon Data Services India registered 10.6 acres at Palava in June 2026 for Rs 125.13 crore. The Balkum site itself has been reported at 53 acres.
What stage has the Thane project reached?
Announced and in development. Amazon published its site facts page in June 2026 and updated it in August 2026; the building is described as upcoming, and the company has committed $1.2 million to a Thane Creek restoration project alongside it.