Google to Build Asia’s Largest Data Hub in India for $6B

• Google to invest $6B in Visakhapatnam, building Asia’s largest 1GW data centre.
• $2B dedicated to green energy for carbon-free operations.
• Investments boost AP’s 6GW capacity target and hyperscale AI-cloud strategy.

Google announced that it plans to invest $6 billion to develop a 1-gigawatt data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh—the first large-scale facility by Google in India and the largest data centre investment in Asia by capacity and capital. The investment will see $2 billion committed to renewable energy infrastructure to help enable sustainable 24x7 operations.

The Google facility supports India's aspiration to ramp up to 6 GW of data centre capacity in five years, with Andhra Pradesh already making operational commitments for around 1.6 GW. Other large capital commitments include a $1.9 billion, 550 MW facility led by Sify Technologies.

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Google has established its strategy is establishing growth in digital infrastructure while coordinating around sustainability. Their strategy includes long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for solar and wind that is aimed at accelerating achieving carbon-free by 2030.

Similarly to the Visakhapatnam, which will deliver AI, cloud, and retail hyperscaler workloads anchoring India's biggest digital transformation, investments are aligned with a global trends around hyperscale expansion. Google is opening additional centers in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, maintaining a global CAPEX target of $75 billion in spite of macroeconomic pressures.