Google says it will spend $15bn between 2026 to 2030 on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in India.
Plans include a hub in the east coast city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, that will combine data centres, energy sources and a fiber-optic network.
The company will also install subsea cables from Visakhapatnam to connect with the company’s land and subsea cable network that now measures two million miles.
Google is partnering with AdaniConneX and Airtel on the project.
An analysis Google commissioned predicted the investment will add $15bn to US GDP during the five years to 2030 because of “new economic activity from increased cloud and AI adoption, as well as the American talent and resources involved in developing and operating the AI hub”.
Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh chief minister, said the investment “marks a new chapter in India’s digital transformation journey”.
“We are proud to host India’s first truly gigawatt-scale data centre and Google’s first AI hub in India, which is a testament to our shared commitment to innovation, AI adoption, and long-term support for businesses and startups in the state.”
Google currently has data centre campuses in 12 countries and R&D centers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.
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