According to officials who possess direct knowledge of the plans Google will invest $6 billion to establish a large data center facility in Andhra Pradesh state of India. The data center located in Visakhapatnam will operate at 1-gigawatt capacity while using $2 billion worth of renewable energy assets.
The investment represents Alphabet’s biggest Asian expansion while the company expands its operations through Singapore and Malaysia and Thailand. The company continues its $75 billion global infrastructure development program while facing macroeconomic challenges from U.S. tariffs.
State IT minister Nara Lokesh who is currently in Singapore to attract investments revealed multiple data center agreements are underway while hinting at additional announcements for October. The state of Andhra Pradesh actively seeks technology investments to revitalize its economy after losing its capital and revenue base during the 2014 state division.
The state targets 6 GW of data center capacity development during the next five years starting from zero current capacity while already securing 1.6 GW in projects. The region plans to develop three cable landing stations according to Lokesh which will enhance connectivity and challenge Mumbai’s position as India’s commercial capital.
The Google-backed project will serve as the foundation for India’s upcoming cloud infrastructure expansion because the country’s digital service requirements continue to grow.
