Google to Invest $15 Billion to Build AI Data Hub in India’s Visakhapatnam

Google announced a $15 billion commitment to build a large-scale AI data hub in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, positioning India as a key node in the company’s global AI infrastructure.

The project described by Google as its largest investment in India to date will roll out over roughly five years and centre on a 1-gigawatt data-centre campus designed to power Google’s AI products and Google Cloud services for customers across India and the wider region. Senior executives said the Vizag site will be Google’s largest AI hub outside the United States, reflecting surging demand for AI compute and cloud capacity.

The build-out spans more than server halls. Google says the investment will also fund new energy infrastructure to support high-density AI workloads, an expanded domestic fibre backbone, and an international subsea gateway that connects India into Google’s global cable network, steps meant to reduce latency and improve resilience for AI and cloud services. The company emphasised clean-energy sourcing as a design priority, citing India’s goals for renewable integration into large data estates.

Indian leaders welcomed the decision as a major vote of confidence in the country’s digital future.

The Andhra Pradesh government framed the hub as a long-term anchor for the local tech ecosystem, while New Delhi highlighted the move as aligned with national strategies to expand AI adoption across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and public services.

Industry observers noted that the Vizag campus arrives amid intensifying competition among global tech firms to scale AI infrastructure in Asia.

Google indicated it will work with ecosystem partners in connectivity, data-centre development, and telecom to operationalise the campus and associated networks.

Reports in Indian media also pointed to collaborations with major domestic players as the project advances. Alongside infrastructure, Google said the hub will help broaden access to its full AI stack from model tooling and chips in the cloud to enterprise and consumer AI services supporting startups, developers, and large organisations building on Google’s platforms.

Sources: Reuters; Associated Press; AFP; NDTV; Times of India; India Today.