Splash Power · AI-Ready PSP™

The foundation of a sustainable AI data centre campus already exists

Every new AI data centre faces the same infrastructure questions: where the power comes from, what the cooling takes from local water, where the land comes from, and why so much supporting infrastructure must be built from scratch.

What if much of that infrastructure already existed?

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01 · The pumped storage project

Look at a pumped storage project differently

A Pumped Storage Project (PSP) is more than an energy storage project. It brings together large-scale infrastructure that is difficult, expensive and time-consuming to develop independently, and remarkably similar to the infrastructure an AI data centre needs.

The opportunity is not to build everything again. It is to intelligently reuse what already exists.

Blueprint aerial of a pumped storage plant: upper reservoir, penstock, powerhouse, switchyard and lower reservoir, with no data centre on the site ReservoirsLarge water bodies with the thermal capacity for heat rejection without cooling towers Grid400–765 kV switchyard and transmission, built for very large, reliable power flows StorageLong-duration energy storage that supports the grid and can back up a co-located campus LandLeftover land used during construction, available for reuse once the PSP is built Shared infrastructureAccess roads, utilities and operational facilities already built for the PSP
  1. Reservoirs · large water bodies with the thermal capacity for heat rejection without cooling towers
  2. Grid · 400–765 kV switchyard and transmission, built for very large, reliable power flows
  3. Storage · long-duration energy storage that supports the grid and can back up a co-located campus
  4. Land · leftover land used during construction, available for reuse once the PSP is built
  5. Shared infrastructure · access roads, utilities and operational facilities already built for the PSP

Fig. 01 · The PSP alone, with its assets in place. No data centre yet

One infrastructure platform. Multiple functions.

02 · AI-Ready PSP™

What if we reuse that infrastructure for AI?

AI-Ready PSP™ is a patent-pending architecture designed by Splash Power that brings a pumped storage project and an AI data centre together as an integrated infrastructure platform. Instead of developing every major supporting system independently, the AI data centre is designed to leverage the PSP's existing and planned infrastructure.

Blueprint aerial of the pumped storage plant as built With AI-Ready PSP™ The PSP as built
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  1. Switchyard · power at 400–765 kV, sized for very large, reliable flows
  2. Lower reservoir · cooling · reservoir thermal capacity, heat rejection without cooling towers
  3. Backup · storage · long-duration backup from the plant's own storage
  4. Land · leftover construction land, reused for the campus
  5. AI data centre campus · phased onto shared roads, utilities and operational facilities
Focused on Sustainability

The most sustainable infrastructure is often the infrastructure that already exists.

The proposed architecture has the potential to deliver

  • Potential for near-zero incremental freshwater consumptionfor cooling at suitable sites
  • Reduced dependence on diesel backup generationbecause the PSP is energy storage
  • Very low cooling-related auxiliary energytargeting a cooling-related PUE of approximately 1.03 or lower under favourable site conditions
  • Reduced incremental environmental footprintthrough infrastructure reuse
  • Lower capital expenditurethrough infrastructure sharing
  • Reduced operating costsand improved asset utilisation
  • Improved grid flexibilityand renewable energy integration
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03 · Evaluated, not imagined

Evaluated by AFRY,
patent-pending architecture

The architecture

AFRY is one of the world's leading engineering and advisory companies in pumped storage and data centres, and AI-Ready PSP™ has been technically evaluated in collaboration with AFRY.

The pre-feasibility assessment

Every PSP is unique, and deploying AI-Ready PSP™ requires site-specific engineering assessment. Splash Power will undertake the pre-feasibility assessment jointly with AFRY, a global engineering consultancy with extensive pumped storage expertise.

The assessment will determine the sustainable AIDC capacity that can be supported within the PSP's power, reservoir, cooling, land, connectivity, environmental and operational constraints. AFRY will also support the subsequent engineering studies required to validate the site-specific design.

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In development with a leading power generator

A leading power generator is developing a 100 MW AI data centre co-located with its pumped storage project, based on the AI-Ready PSP™ architecture, with AFRY conducting the feasibility study.

04 · Leadership

The names on the drawing

Whole careers in hydropower and infrastructure stand behind every drawing on this page.

Mayur Bajaj

Founder & CEO

Mayur Bajaj is a technology entrepreneur with over two decades of experience spanning distributed systems, engineering leadership and large-scale infrastructure.

He founded Splash Power in 2011, bringing a technology-driven approach to pumped storage project (PSP) development. Under his leadership, Splash Power has identified over 70 GW of PSP opportunities across India using advanced GIS-based tools and data-driven methodologies.

Building on this experience, Mayur conceived AI-Ready PSP™, a patent-pending architecture that integrates AI data centres with pumped storage projects, leveraging shared infrastructure for improved efficiency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

His background in distributed computing and energy infrastructure brings a distinctive perspective to the convergence of AI and power infrastructure.

His guiding principle: Infrastructure reuse instead of rebuilding.

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Kannan Nallathambi

Chief Technology Officer

Kannan Nallathambi brings over four decades of experience in electrical engineering, power systems and hydro infrastructure, including senior roles at Tata Power.

As CTO of Splash Power, he leads the company's technical development and is the architect behind the innovative reservoir-based cooling system of AI-Ready PSP™, designed to enable highly energy-efficient cooling with near-zero freshwater consumption.

His deep expertise in power engineering and sustainable technologies plays a central role in integrating pumped storage infrastructure with next-generation AI data centres.

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Sydney Lobo

Strategy & Sustainability

Sydney Lobo brings over three decades of experience in environmental engineering, sustainability and infrastructure development. He holds a Master's degree in Environmental Health Engineering from the University of Kansas, USA, and has authored several research publications and holds four patents.

At Splash Power, Sydney leads strategy and sustainability initiatives for AI-Ready PSP™, focusing on environmental integration, responsible resource utilisation and the sustainability benefits of combining pumped storage infrastructure with AI data centres.

His expertise helps shape the environmental and sustainability framework of AI-Ready PSP™, with an emphasis on minimising water consumption, reducing environmental impact and maximising infrastructure reuse.

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