Amaravati: Google will invest $6 billion to develop a 1-gigawatt data centre and supporting power infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh, according to two senior state government officials. The facility, to be located in Visakhapatnam, includes a $2 billion investment in renewable energy to meet the project’s electricity needs.
This marks Google’s first data centre of this scale in India and is expected to be among the largest in Asia in terms of capacity and capital outlay. The investment is part of Alphabet’s broader strategy to expand its data centre footprint across Asia, with ongoing projects in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The Andhra Pradesh government aims to position Visakhapatnam as a regional data infrastructure hub. The state is also working on setting up three international cable landing stations in the city to enhance connectivity. These facilities are critical to ensuring high-speed data transfer for global cloud operations.
State IT Minister Nara Lokesh stated that Andhra Pradesh has already secured 1.6 GW of data centre capacity and aims to reach 6 GW over the next five years. This would surpass the currently operational capacity across India.
The energy-intensive nature of data centres has prompted the state to invest in sustainable power solutions. Most of the required 10 GW of electricity over the next five years will be sourced from green energy, with coal-based backup capacity to ensure reliability. Alphabet has yet to comment on the development.
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