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Google to spend $15 billion on AI data centre in biggest India investment
- This past week, Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced a $15 billion investment to build an AI and data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, at the Bharat AI Shakti event in New Delhi.
- Aiming to boost the digital economy, Indian officials said the investment supports Viksit Bharat 2047 and accelerates AI innovation by bringing Google's full AI stack closer to Indian users.
- The plan will feature a 1 Gigawatt campus and gigawatt-scale compute using Google's TPUs, while Bharti Airtel builds a Cable Landing Station and AdaniConneX co-develops infrastructure and green energy.
- Andhra Pradesh will formalise the deal with Google in New Delhi on Tuesday, with officials expecting over 20,000 jobs and plans to scale hosting capacity to 6 GW within three years.
- The move sits within Google's $85 billion global infrastructure plan for 2025 and links India to a global AI network spanning 12 countries, despite local bottlenecks and regulatory challenges in India.
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American technology company Google announced today that it will invest $15 billion in building data center capacity.
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Adani Enterprises partners with Google for India's largest data centre campus in Visakhapatnam
AdaniConnex, a joint venture of Adani Enterprises, is partnering with Google to establish India's largest data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This significant investment will create a major AI hub, featuring gigawatt-scale data centre operations supported by subsea cables and clean energy. The project aims to bolster India's digital infrastructure and create substantial employment opportunities.
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