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Investing.com -- Google announced plans to invest $15 billion over the next five years to establish its first Artificial Intelligence hub in India, marking the company’s largest investment in the country to date.
The AI hub will be located in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, and will be developed between 2026 and 2030. The multi-faceted investment will combine gigawatt-scale data center operations, new large-scale energy sources, and an expanded fiber-optic network.
Google’s investment includes the construction of a purpose-built data center campus capable of gigawatt-scale compute capacity. The facility will be built to the same standards that power global Google services like Search, YouTube, and Workspace.
The tech giant is also planning to construct a major new international subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam. This new connectivity hub on India’s eastern coast will complement existing landings in Mumbai and Chennai, enhancing route diversity and increasing the resilience of India’s digital infrastructure.
Google will work with partners AdaniConnex and Airtel to deliver reliable, advanced infrastructure for large enterprises and Indian startups to build and scale AI-powered solutions.
The company stated that the investment aligns with the Government of India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and will play a role in the next phase of U.S.-India tech cooperation, particularly in secure and responsible AI development.
As part of its commitment to responsible growth, Google plans to work with partners to deliver new transmission lines, clean energy generation, and energy storage systems in Andhra Pradesh, expanding the portfolio of clean energy contributing to India’s electricity grid.
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