Google AI Data Centre in Visakhapatnam: Investment, Features and Impact

Explore Google’s AI data centre in Visakhapatnam—its infrastructure, investment scale, and impact on India’s digital ecosystem and cloud capabilities.

Context: Google has laid the foundation for a large AI data centre in Visakhapatnam.

About the Google AI Data Centre

Capacity: ~1 Gigawatt (GW) data centre capacity (largest in Asia at a single location; India currently ~1.3 GW total).
Scale & Investment: One of India’s largest FDI projects (~₹1.35 lakh crore; part of Google’s $15 billion India investment plan 2026–2030).
Subsea Cable Connectivity: Planned international cable landing station linking India to Australia, the U.S. West Coast, West Asia and Africa (enhances global data flow integration)
Location Advantage: Situated at Tarluvada (Vizag) on ~601 acres (coastal location ideal for subsea cable connectivity and cooling infrastructure).
Partnership Model: Developed with AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra (public-private and multi-company collaboration).
AI & Cloud Infrastructure: Supports high-performance computing, AI model training and cloud services (critical for scaling AI startups and enterprises).
Digital Hub Vision: Part of Andhra Pradesh’s plan to create a 5 GW digital ecosystem, making Vizag a major tech corridor.