Praj's Next Frontier: Data Centres and Semiconductors

Pune-based Praj Industries is strategically pivoting beyond its core ethanol and biofuel engineering roots to fuel its next wave of growth. The company is actively scaling up its presence in high-growth, emerging sectors—specifically hyperscale data centres, semiconductor water treatment, and advanced biofuels. Showing early traction, Praj recently landed a global supply contract for modular hyperscale data centre infrastructure, marking a critical step in building a broader technological and industrial foundation. Meanwhile, the domestic first-generation ethanol market has cooled, with new greenfield inquiries largely confined to deficit regions like Tamil Nadu and Assam amid broader project delays.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.