Google to Invest $15 Billion in India's Largest AI Hub: Partnership with Adani Group in Visakhapatnam

Google will invest USD 15 billion over the next five years to establish an AI hub in India, which will include the country's largest data center in partnership with Adani Group.

The AI hub, to be located in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, will be Google's largest outside the United States. It will feature a 1-gigawatt data center campus, new large-scale energy sources, and an expanded fiber-optic network, according to the tech giant.

"It's the largest AI hub that we are going to be investing in anywhere in the world outside of the US," stated Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian during the formal agreement signing event.

The announcement came during the Bharat AI Shakti event hosted by Google in New Delhi, which served as a precursor to the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit 2026. Notable attendees included Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared on X: "Great to speak with India PM @narendramodi @OfficialINDIAai to share our plans for the first-ever Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam, a landmark development. This hub combines gigawatt-scale compute capacity, a new international subsea gateway, and large-scale energy infrastructure. Through it we will bring our industry-leading technology to enterprises and users in India, accelerating AI innovation and driving growth across the country."

In a separate announcement, Adani Enterprises, the flagship firm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, revealed that its joint venture company AdaniConneX and Google will develop India's largest AI data center campus and new green energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam.

Google's AI hub in Visakhapatnam represents a multi-faceted investment of approximately USD 15 billion over five years (2026-2030). It will comprise gigawatt-scale data center operations supported by a robust subsea cable network and clean energy to drive the most demanding AI workloads in India.

"It will be brought to life in close collaboration with ecosystem partners including AdaniConneX and Airtel," Google stated. However, the company did not specify the investment amount for the data center specifically.

The project will involve co-investment in new transmission lines, clean energy generation, and innovative energy storage systems in Andhra Pradesh.

"The Adani Group is proud to partner with Google on this historic project that will define the future of India's digital landscape," said Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani Group. "This is more than just an investment in infrastructure. It is an investment in the soul of a rising nation."

Thomas Kurian added, "To unlock India's massive potential in the AI age, we are investing in the Google AI hub, which will provide the critical foundation to drive growth and enable businesses, researchers, and creators to build and scale with AI."

An analysis commissioned by Google suggests that the AI hub is expected to generate at least USD 15 billion over five years (2026-2030) in American gross domestic product (GDP) due to new economic activity from increased cloud and AI adoption, as well as the American talent and resources involved in developing and operating the AI hub.

Speaking at the event, Finance Minister Sitharaman noted that under the Modi regime, several policy enablers have been part of the governance since 2014. She praised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu, saying that in his earlier stints he has demonstrated his ability to scale up digital infrastructure.

"So, I think, it is just the right place to land in and the right country to be in... it is one of those very interesting phases in the Indian history where policy is pushing ahead much before many of the parties in political arena are even ready to absorb," Sitharaman remarked.

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