Andhra May Host $6 Billion Google Data Center: Report
The investment, which is Google’s first of its kind in India, includes a $2 billion renewable energy component and positions Visakhapatnam as a rising digital hub in the Asia-Pacific region
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Google is looking to invest $6 billion to develop a large-scale data center and supporting power infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh, Reuters reported, citing people in the government who are familiar with the matter.
The project, which marks the tech giant’s first such investment in India, will be located in the port city of Visakhapatnam and will include a $2 billion renewable energy component to power the facility.
The proposed facility would be among Asia’s largest in terms of both capacity and investment size.
Government officials said it will also form part of a multi-billion-dollar expansion of Google’s data center footprint across the Asia-Pacific region, including markets such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Alphabet Inc’s Google is expected to spend up to $1 billion in the first two years to build out the core capacity, the report said, adding that that regular updates are being provided to the Indian Prime Minister’s Office.
Andhra Pradesh’s information technology minister Nara Lokesh said the state is actively engaging with top global technology companies, and discussions with Google have reached advanced stages.
He said a site had already been identified in Visakhapatnam and the company is awaiting certain internal approvals.
Lokesh added that a 350-MW data center by Sify Technologies is also being planned in the state, and Andhra Pradesh is well-positioned to attract more such investments due to its emerging status as a digital and financial services hub.
