• Google to invest $15 billion in a new AI data centre hub in Andhra Pradesh over five years.
• The Visakhapatnam campus will be Google’s largest AI infrastructure project outside the U.S.
• The investment aims to boost India’s AI capabilities and support growing demand for computing power.

Google has announced a $15 billion investment over the next five years to build a massive AI data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This will be Google’s largest data infrastructure investment outside the United States and aims to create a major hub for artificial intelligence in India.

The initial phase of the project will include a 1 gigawatt data centre, designed to support the growing demand for AI computing power. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian described the hub as the biggest AI facility the company is building globally outside the U.S. This investment is part of Google’s larger global plan to spend around $85 billion on expanding its data centre capacity this year.

The AI data centre in Andhra Pradesh is also part of a wider expansion across Asia, with similar projects planned or underway in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The development is expected to boost the local technology ecosystem by creating jobs, improving infrastructure, and enhancing India’s digital capabilities.

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Local government officials have welcomed the move. Andhra Pradesh’s IT Minister Nara Lokesh called it a 'strategic advantage', highlighting how critical data has become in today’s digital economy.

With this investment, Google strengthens its position in India’s fast growing tech market and advances the country’s journey toward becoming a global leader in AI and digital innovation.