Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Summary
Google is building a large AI datacentre in Tarluvada, a small village in Andhra Pradesh, India. The project, costing $15 billion, promises jobs and development but has raised local concerns about environmental damage and unclear government communication.Key Facts
- The AI datacentre in Tarluvada is Google’s biggest outside the US and costs $15 billion.
- The datacentre’s planned power use is 2.51 gigawatts, more than twice the initially announced amount.
- This power need equals about 30% of Andhra Pradesh’s total electricity consumption.
- Most of India’s electricity (75%) currently comes from coal, raising pollution concerns for the project.
- The local village was promised jobs and compensation, but many residents are worried about environmental harm.
- The state government and Google’s partner, Adani Group, have been accused of fast-tracking the project and hiding its true size.
- Andhra Pradesh faces problems like heat, land loss, and water shortages, which critics say may worsen with the datacentre.
- India produces nearly 20% of the world’s data but has only 3% of the world’s datacentres.
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