Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation for Google’s ₹1.35 lakh crore AI data centre in Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for Google's ₹1.35 lakh crore AI data centre in Visakhapatnam on April 28, 2026. The 1-Gigawatt hyperscale facility, one of the largest foreign direct investments in India, will be developed by Google's subsidiary Raiden Infotech in partnership with Adani Infra and Airtel Nxtra. The project is expected to boost India's position in global technology infrastructure and create thousands of jobs in AI, cloud computing, and related sectors.
- ▪The Google AI data centre will be built across 601.4 acres in Visakhapatnam with a 1-Gigawatt capacity and an investment of ₹1.35 lakh crore.
- ▪The project is managed by Google’s subsidiary Raiden Infotech in partnership with Adani Infra, AdaniConneX, and Airtel Nxtra as part of Google’s $15 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪An upcoming subsea cable system will connect Visakhapatnam directly to countries including the U.S., Australia, and West Asia, positioning the city as an international submarine cable landing station.
- ▪The data centre is expected to generate thousands of jobs in artificial intelligence, cloud operations, cybersecurity, and data science while attracting investment in supporting industries.
- ▪Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the facility will be inaugurated on September 28, 2028, and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the event.
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday (April 28, 2026), laid the foundation stone for the Google data centre at Tarluvada, on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, one of the largest single foreign direct investment projects in India.The 1-Gigawatt hyperscale AI data centre is coming up on 601.4 acres at an investment of ₹1.35 lakh crore. It will be managed by Google’s subsidiary Raiden Infotech in partnership with Adani Infra. AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra are also partners in the wider Google-Adani-Airtel venture, which forms part of Google’s announced $15 billion investment in the State.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu lays the foundation stone for the Google Cloud India AI Hub, a 1-Gigawatt data centre to be built across nearly 600 acres in Visakhapatnam.
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