Adani Enterprises and Google have made an announcement revealing a landmark joint venture on Tuesday. According to the company statement, Adani’s joint venture AdaniConneX will help develop the Visakhapatnam AI Data Centre India’s largest AI data centre campus along with new green energy infrastructure that will be located in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam.
Furthermore, the Google AI hub that will be developed in Visakhapatnam represents a multi-faceted investment of approximately USD 15 billion. The Visakhapatnam AI Data Centre data centre project is expected to be developed over five years (2026-2030).
Factsheet
Investor: Google
Total investment: Approximately $15 billion over five years (2026–2030)
Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Data center capacity: 1 Gigawatt (GW) hyperscale capacity. The facility will be India’s first gigawatt-scale data center
Development partners: AdaniConneX (a joint venture of Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX) and Airtel
Job creation: 5,000–6,000 direct jobs and 20,000–30,000 total jobs in Andhra Pradesh
Significance: Largest AI Hub investment by Google outside the United States. Aims to make Visakhapatnam a global hub for AI innovation and connectivity.
Scope
Also, the project will consist of gigawatt-scale data centre operations. These operations will be supported by a robust subsea cable network and clean energy solutions which are aimed at powering the most demanding AI workloads in India. Additionally, the initiative will be implemented in close collaboration with ecosystem partners which include AdaniConneX and Airtel.
Key pillars of the mega data centre campus project include purpose-built AI data centre infrastructure in Visakhapatnam. These infrastructure will significantly boost compute capacity. Also, the infrastructure will help to drive a generational leap in India’s AI capabilities.
Lastly, the partnership also stresses sustainability, with co-investment in new transmission lines, clean energy generation, and innovative energy storage systems that are in Andhra Pradesh. Furthermore, these initiatives will support the data centre’s operations while enhancing the resilience and capacity of India’s electricity grid.
Google Emerges as a Leading Data Center Developer Globally
Google is undoubtedly making a mark in data centre development company. The US-based company has seen major investments in development of data center projects globally as it seeks to expand its market and portfolio. In another major data centre development by Google, the company is also engaging in talks to construct Europe’s largest data centre in UK’s Teesside .
