Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation for Google’s ₹1.35 lakh crore AI data centre in Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation for Google's ₹1.35 lakh crore AI data centre in Visakhapatnam on April 28, 2026. The 1-gigawatt hyperscale facility, one of India's largest foreign direct investments, will be developed on 601.4 acres. It is managed by Google subsidiary Raiden Infotech in partnership with Adani Infra, with AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra also involved. The project is part of Google’s $15 billion investment commitment in the state.
- ▪The Google AI data centre in Visakhapatnam will be built on 601.4 acres with a 1-gigawatt capacity.
- ▪The project involves an investment of ₹1.35 lakh crore and is one of the largest single foreign direct investments in India.
- ▪Google’s subsidiary Raiden Infotech is managing the data centre in partnership with Adani Infra.
- ▪AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra are partners in the broader Google-Adani-Airtel infrastructure venture.
- ▪The data centre is part of Google’s announced $15 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh.
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday (April 28, 2026), laid the foundation stone for the Google data centre at Tarluvada, on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, one of the largest single foreign direct investment projects in India.The 1-Gigawatt hyperscale AI data centre is coming up on 601.4 acres at an investment of ₹1.35 lakh crore. It will be managed by Google’s subsidiary Raiden Infotech in partnership with Adani Infra. AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra are also partners in the wider Google-Adani-Airtel venture, which forms part of Google’s announced $15 billion investment in the State.
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