Visakhapatnam, India – July 31, 2025 — Google is set to invest approximately $6 billion in the development of a large-scale data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, marking one of the most significant foreign direct investments in India’s digital infrastructure sector to date. The facility is expected to be the company’s largest in Asia and one of the most powerful in the world.
The data centre, planned to operate at a capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW), will be accompanied by a parallel investment in renewable energy generation to power the site. Approximately $2 billion from the total outlay will be allocated to solar and wind energy installations to ensure the hyperscale facility runs on clean, sustainable power. This aligns with Google’s global climate goals and reinforces India’s ambition to become a green tech manufacturing and services hub.
The Andhra Pradesh government, which has set an ambitious target to reach 6 GW of data centre capacity over the next five years, has welcomed the investment as a major milestone. Officials confirmed that around 1.6 GW of data infrastructure has already been committed by various global players, and Google’s investment is expected to catalyze further interest.
In a statement, state authorities indicated that work on the project could begin as early as Q4 2025. Construction will be backed by a dedicated policy framework providing fiscal incentives, land allocation, and infrastructure support under the state’s IT and Global Capability Centre (GCC) initiative.
A key feature of the project will be the development of supporting infrastructure, including three new submarine cable landing stations in Visakhapatnam, designed to improve international connectivity. The move positions the coastal city as a potential gateway for global data traffic to and from Southeast Asia and beyond.
Industry analysts noted that India’s data centre sector has seen exponential growth in recent years. Capacity has more than doubled since 2019, with a forecasted rise from 1.4 GW in 2024 to nearly 2 GW by 2026. Yet India still accounts for just a fraction of global demand, highlighting the vast potential ahead.
Google’s strategy of “power-first” infrastructure deployment—prioritising energy security and renewable integration before facility buildout—has been praised by experts as a responsible model for digital expansion. The initiative will also create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and stimulate regional development in and around Visakhapatnam.
This investment is part of a broader global trend where major tech firms are deepening their presence in India, leveraging its vast user base, policy support, and growing talent pool to build the backbone of AI, cloud computing, and digital services.
The project is expected to be operational in phases over the next three years. With this move, Google reaffirms its long-term commitment to India’s digital transformation and establishes a new benchmark for sustainable hyperscale infrastructure in Asia.
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