Google to invest ₹87,520 cr. Artificial Intelligence Data Centre in Visakhapatnam

Oct 14, 2025 12:26 PM, 10 news, 2 views

The Government of Andhra Pradesh and Google on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi, to establish a massive AI-powered data centre in Visakhapatnam with an investment of ₹87,520 crore.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh, along with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and senior company officials.

The proposed data centre, with a capacity of one gigawatt, is expected to emerge as a key global hub for AI and cloud computing. It will serve sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture, and industry, while connecting Visakhapatnam with Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and 12 other countries through a subsea cable network.

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