Today, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian revealed that the company plans to invest around $15 billion to develop an AI infrastructure hub in southern India within the next five years, marking Alphabet’s biggest investment in the rapidly expanding country.
Pradesh announced the plan to Indian infotech and finance ministers at an event in New Delhi, saying that the investment would establish the company’s “largest AI hub” outside the United States. “This long-term vision we have is to accelerate India’s own AI mission,” he stated.
Indian officials privately met with U.S. executives to express their commitment to creating a smooth business environment, despite ongoing dissatisfaction over U.S. tariffs.
The new data center is scheduled to be built in Visakhapatnam, a port city connected to new energy sources and a fiber-optic network.
Gautam Adani, a prominent Indian business figure, announced that his company, AdaniConneX, would collaborate with Google on this project, partnering with Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest wireless provider.
Amazon.com Inc. also intends to invest $12.7 billion in building cloud infrastructure in the South Asian country by 2030. Meanwhile, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is looking to establish a 1-gigawatt data center in the region.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
