Google commits $15 billion for AI data centre hub in Andhra Pradesh

Google will invest $15 billion over five years to build a 1-gigawatt AI data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, its largest hub outside the U.S. The project is expected to significantly boost infrastructure, spur tech hiring, and anchor India’s AI ambition. The investment aligns with global competition among cloud players to expand regional compute capacity. Local and national policy will be pivotal in execution and scale.