One of the world’s largest industrial developers bets ₹150 crore on Hyderabad’s aerospace future- The Week

One of the world’s largest industrial real estate developers, Panattoni, announced a ₹150 crore advanced manufacturing hub in Hyderabad. This is its first Build-to-Own (BTO) facility in the country, which, according to the developer, will be designed to serve the exacting demands of aerospace and high-complexity manufacturing companies.

The facility will span 152,000 sq ft across a 10-acre plot, with construction scheduled to break ground in July 2026 and a targeted completion timeline of 15 months.

At its core is a 112,445 sq ft manufacturing shop floor built to aerospace-grade specifications: a 9-metre clear height, production slabs with a load-bearing capacity of 5 tonnes per sq m, and a climate control system that holds interior temperatures strictly between 25°C and 29°C. This kind of precision prevents microscopic deformation of materials in high-tolerance parts.

Supporting the shop floor is a B+G+1 administrative and engineering block of over 33,000 sq ft, along with dedicated utility modules, industrial chillers, and independent power infrastructure, according to the developer.

Under the BTO model, a first for Panattoni in India, the developer absorbs all construction and infrastructure risk, delivering a ready-to-occupy, ownership-grade asset to the occupier.

“Our expansion into the Hyderabad cluster is a strategic milestone for Panattoni India. This ₹150 crore (€16.5 million) project highlights our ability to deliver ownership-grade assets that meet some of the world’s most rigorous technical parameters, while broadening our operational footprint and reinforcing India’s position in global supply chain networks,” Panattoni CEO Robert Dobrzycki stated.

The project is expected to generate approximately 500 direct and indirect specialised jobs within Telangana’s rapidly growing aerospace corridors.

Telangana’s aerospace and defence exports stood at ₹15,900 crore in 2023–24 and had already surged to ₹30,742 crore in just the first nine months of 2024–25, according to state Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu. This has attracted over 1,500 MSMEs into the state’s aerospace supply chain.

Hyderabad ranked third nationally in industrial and warehousing leasing in the first half of 2025, absorbing 3.6 million sq ft, according to CBRE.  Panattoni, which entered India in 2022 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, invests around €8 billion a year globally and has delivered 56.3 million sq m of industrial space worldwide.