Google Cloud AI Hub foundation laid in Vizag with $15 billion investment
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on 28 April laid the foundation stone for the Google Cloud India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam, marking what officials described as a transformative moment in the state's technology trajectory. The project, backed by a $15 billion investment from Google, is being positioned as one of the largest foreign direct investments in India's history.
Scale and Infrastructure
The data centre will carry a total capacity of 1 gigawatt and will be developed across nearly 600 acres spanning the Tharluwada, Adavivaram, and Rambilli regions near Visakhapatnam. Google's infrastructure partners for the project are AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra. Chief Minister Naidu urged the consortium to complete the project in time for inauguration by September 2028, pledging full state government support to ensure timely delivery.
Naidu described the facility as the largest data centre in Asia and said Andhra Pradesh is positioned to become the AI data gateway for the nation. Drawing a historical parallel, he recalled laying the foundation for Cyberabad as an IT city 30 years ago — a project that subsequently became a major wealth-creation hub for the region.
Key Announcements at the Groundbreaking
Addressing water supply concerns — a critical requirement for large-scale data centres — Naidu assured that there is no shortage and committed to bringing water from the Godavari River to the city within 60 days. He also announced that the Bhogapuram International Airport will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July, signalling broader infrastructure momentum in the region.
On governance, Naidu said the government intends to leverage the Google AI Data Centre to accelerate what he called the
