Updated On: 23 September, 2025 06:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In an official release, Fadnavis stated that this data centre project represents the first phase of AWS’s substantial investment, following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed earlier this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos

CM Fadnavis met with Michael Punke, AWS VP (Global Public Policy) during the event. PIC/ @Dev_Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday virtually laid the foundation stone for an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre in the state, marking the beginning of the company’s USD 8.3 billion investment in Maharashtra.
Had a productive meeting with Michael Punke, VP Global Public Policy @awscloud who was joined by Sandeep Dutta, CEO of AWS India and his entire senior management team.
We remotely laid the foundation of AWS’s first Data Centre in Maharashtra which is part of their $8.4 billion… pic.twitter.com/SyyE0mdBbb