Google to Invest $6 Billion in Andhra Pradesh, India for Asia’s Largest Data Centre

Google is set to invest $6 billion in building a 1-gigawatt data centre and supporting power infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh — marking Alphabet Inc.’s first major data centre investment in India, according to government sources.

Of the total investment, $2 billion will go towards renewable energy capacity to power the facility, making it the largest data centre in both capacity and scale across Asia. The project is part of Google’s broader regional expansion, which also includes developments in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Despite global economic uncertainties, Alphabet previously confirmed plans to spend around $75 billion in 2025 on data centre development worldwide.

While Alphabet has not officially commented, Andhra Pradesh’s IT Minister Nara Lokesh — currently in Singapore to discuss foreign investment — hinted at multiple major announcements to come in October, though he declined to confirm Google’s plans publicly.

Andhra Pradesh, which lost its former capital Hyderabad to Telangana in 2014, has been actively courting investments to strengthen its economy. Lokesh noted that the state has already secured agreements for 1.6 GW of data centre capacity and aims to reach 6 GW within five years.

To support this growth, the state is planning three undersea cable landing stations in Visakhapatnam, aiming to surpass Mumbai in network capacity. Lokesh projected the need for 10 GW of power for data centres in the coming years, with a majority expected to come from green energy sources, although some coal-based power may still be used to ensure consistent supply.

“This is our unique value proposition — large-scale green infrastructure paired with world-class digital capacity,” Lokesh said.