Google is making headlines with its announcement to invest a monumental $10 billion (INR 88,774 crore) in building a massive data centre cluster in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This giga-scale project will span three campuses—Adavivaram, Tarluvada, and Rambilli—totalling a 1 GW (gigawatt) capacity, and is set to become the largest data centre project ever undertaken in Asia. The advanced cluster is expected to feature new submarine cables, dedicated cable landing stations, metro fibre lines, and high-capacity telecommunication infrastructure to power the country’s rising AI and digital ecosystem.
Latest Developments in Vizag and Competing Projects
The formal agreement between Google and the Andhra Pradesh government will be signed on October 14, with final approvals from the State Investment Promotion Board led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. The data centre cluster is projected to be operational by July 2028. The state government has already identified nearly 200 acres in Tarluvada for the cluster and amended IT laws to promote development of “data cities.”.
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In addition to Google, Andhra Pradesh has plans to drive the state’s cumulative data centre capacity up to 6 GW within five years. Sify is building a 550 MW facility, and other major players are scouting for prime land in the region, signaling Andhra Pradesh’s ambitions to become a premier “Data Infrastructure” hub in South Asia.
Other regions like GIFT City (Gujarat), Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai are also seeing large-scale investments from hyperscale players. Blackstone and Panchshil are backing a ₹20,000-crore hyperscale campus in Navi Mumbai, while Chennai is set to become India’s second-biggest market for data centres by 2030 due to robust undersea cable connectivity and ongoing projects from AdaniConneX, CtrlS, and STT GDC.
Google’s Expansion in DataCentres
Globally, Tech Giant operates 29 data centre locations across 11 countries, and this Visakhapatnam facility is its first giga-scale foray in India. Over the past two years, it has ramped up investments in AI-first and renewable-powered data hubs in the US, Ireland, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. In Gujarat, a new 8-storey, 381,000 sq ft facility is already under development, alongside partnerships for AI infrastructure in Hyderabad and Mumbai.
The Vizag investment forms part of India’s international AI Infrastructure Hub, aiming to accelerate research, cloud services, and economic growth. Gogle’s cluster will be a key pillar, servicing not just domestic digital needs but positioning India as a prime location for data localization and global AI innovation.
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Other Major Global and Indian DataCentre Players
The current data centre boom is visible in both local and global investments:
- Reliance Jio, AdaniConneX, and STT GDC India are leading large-scale greenfield projects in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune.
- CtrlS is developing an AI-focused mega campus in Hyderabad with plans to scale up to 500 MW.
- Yotta Data Services is working with Nvidia on an AI-driven data centre in GIFT City.
- Major global investors: Bain Capital, Blackstone, Macquarie, Stonepeak, KKR, Magnetar/CoreWeave, and Saudi Arabia’s PIF are injecting billions to develop hyperscale, AI-ready infrastructure in Asia, Europe, and North America.
In summary:
This $10 billion investment in Visakhapatnam’s 1 GW dataCentre cluster, complete with high-capacity submarine connectivity and AI-ready systems, marks a turning point for India’s cloud and digital ambitions. Andhra Pradesh is rapidly emerging as a datacentre hub, attracting players like Sify and poised for more mega-projects. As global and domestic competitors invest at record levels, the race to build India’s—and Asia’s—next digital backbone is well underway, positioning the region as a pivotal hub in the global cloud and AI ecosystem
