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This is Weekly Grid — Gridvik's 5-minute Monday briefing on India's data centre market. Only what changed last week, with source links.

In this issue (23 Sep 2026):

• 3 verified updates — 2 source fixes, 1 status change

• 1 policy watch — Tamil Nadu

• Procurement window: Sify Chennai

🔴 What's New (Verified)

1. Yotta D1 & NIDP — Source upgraded to official Yotta release

• What: Replaced broken Invest UP PDF (SSL error) + generic UPLC policy page with official Yotta press release.

• Why it matters: Confirms 28.8 MW live (D1), 160 MW / 30,000 racks park scale, Rs 39,000 Cr MoU (5-7 years) — all from primary source.

• Source: Yotta official — Yotta D1 launch, 31 Oct 2022 ↗

• Confidence: 3/3

2. Airtel Nxtra $1B raise — Alt source added

• What: Primary remains airtel.in press release (403 is bot protection, works in browser). Added Livemint alt for verifiability.

• Source: Airtel press release, 30 Mar 2026 ↗ · Alt: Livemint

• Confidence: 3/3

3. TCS–OpenAI Stargate — Alt source added

• What: Primary Reuters (401 bot block) + TechCrunch alt (same 100MW → 1GW Stargate announcement).

• Source: Reuters, 12 Feb 2026 ↗ · Alt: TechCrunch ↗

• Confidence: 3/3

🟡 Status Changes

• No status change this week. All 20 free-sample rows re-verified (18×200 OK, 2× bot-protected but browser-verified).

🏛️ Policy Pulse

• Tamil Nadu — L&T Kancheepuram: Verified via ET Manufacturing, 15 Jun 2026 ↗ — Rs 18,600 Cr total MoU (DC + shipbuilding). No change this week, but watch for land allotment update.

⚡ Power Watch

• No new power strategy announced this week. Full Power Layer available in paid Gridfeed (RE wheeling, tariffs, DISCOM health).

📦 Procurement Window (for vendors)

• Sify Chennai AI-Ready Campus (PRJ-028) — 130 MW design, inaugurated Jun 2026. Servers & cooling window est. Q4 2026 — if you sell cooling/power, this is your quarter.

📊 Tracker

• Free sample: 20 rows, all source-linked, live on site → gridvik.com/resources.html#tracker · Download CSV

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• Teaser (10 pages): Download PDF

How we verify: Every row has source URL + announcement date + confidence 1-3. Listing-page links blocked by linter. Bot-protected sources (Airtel/Reuters) flagged with alt source. See Methodology.

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