Summary
Google plans to invest $15 billion to build an artificial intelligence (AI) data hub in Andhra Pradesh, India. This hub will be the largest AI facility Google has outside the United States and is part of a global network of AI centers in 12 countries. The project aims to use renewable energy and expand India's growing internet and data infrastructure.
Key Facts
- Google will invest $15 billion in an AI data hub in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- The new hub is located in Visakhapatnam, a port city in southern India.
- This will be Google's largest AI hub outside the U.S.
- The investment will be made over five years.
- India is chosen due to its low data costs and growing internet user numbers.
- The hub will support cloud and AI technology, along with renewable energy systems.
- Andhra Pradesh aims for 6 GW of data center capacity by 2029.
- India's data center capacity exceeded 1 GW in 2024 and tripled compared to 2019 levels.
