Google is set to invest USD six billion to establish a  one-GW data centre and its supporting power infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This marks Alphabet Inc.'s first data centre investment in India.

Of the total investment, USD two billion will be dedicated to renewable energy infrastructure that will supply power to the facility. Once completed, this will be Google’s largest data centre in Asia in terms of capacity and financial commitment. The project is part of Google’s broader expansion strategy in Asia, which includes significant investments in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

In April, Alphabet reaffirmed its plan to invest approx. USD 75 billion globally in data centre infrastructure in 2025.

Andhra Pradesh has secured investments for 1.6 GW of data centres, with plans to scale up to six GW in five years, said Nara Lokesh, Minister for Human Resources Development of Andhra Pradesh. The 1.6 GW is expected to be operational within 24 months—exceeding India’s current total of 1.4 GW, as per Anarock.

The state also plans three cable landing stations in Visakhapatnam to build a network twice the size of Mumbai’s, enhancing global connectivity for data centres.