Amazon's US$13bn Investment Boost for India's Data Centres

Data centre capacity has become one of the most valuable assets in the digital economy as India's AI boom accelerates.

Amazon is the latest hyperscaler to double down on that opportunity, announcing an additional US$13bn investment to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India.

The US$13bn funding boost will increase AWS data centre capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad, strengthening the company's ability to serve startups, enterprises and public sector organisations.

It builds on Amazon's previously disclosed US$35bn investment across its Indian businesses in 2025, bringing its total planned investment in the country to US$48bn between 2026 and 2030.

Expanding capacity for AI workloads

The latest investment will be directed towards expanding AWS infrastructure in Mumbai and Hyderabad, where Amazon is bidding to increase data centre capacity to support growing demand for cloud computing and AI services.

Customers will gain access to custom AI chips, managed AI services, secure cloud technologies and developer tools designed to help organisations deploy AI applications at greater scale.

The announcement followed a meeting between Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 25 June, where the pair discussed the company's continued expansion in the country.

Andy said: "For over a decade, we have been serving customers, sellers, developers, startups and enterprises through our different businesses. The response has been tremendous, with strong growth especially across our ecommerce, AI and cloud businesses.

"As we grow Amazon in India, our business priorities align with India's priorities of democratising access to AI, digitising small businesses, creating jobs and enabling exports, and we are investing over $48 billion in the coming five years to meet the strong demand across our business in India and to help India achieve these priorities.

"We are inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision of a Viksit and Atmanirbhar Bharat, we are committed to being a long-term partner in India's growth story."

Infrastructure beyond the data centre

Beyond infrastructure investment, Amazon is also cashing in on the wider technology ecosystem that supports its operations in India.

The company plans to open more than 20 new fulfilment centres and more than 100 last-mile delivery stations this year, extending its logistics network into tier three and tier four cities.

Alongside physical infrastructure, Amazon has expanded programmes aimed at its workforce.

Through its recently-launched Sammaan initiative, delivery associates will receive benefits including scholarships for their children's education, improved access to government services, comprehensive insurance and enhanced road safety measures.

Part of a previously-announced US$300m investment in operations and associate wellbeing will fund these programmes.

A growing digital footprint

Amazon says the latest investment will contribute to economic growth while creating hundreds of thousands of jobs across India.

The company estimates that its cumulative investment in India between 2010 and 2030 will now exceed US$88bn.

During that period, Amazon says it has helped digitise 12 million small businesses, supported 2.8 million jobs, enabled more than US$20bn in ecommerce exports and trained more than 10 million people in cloud skills.

Looking ahead to 2030, Amazon plans to expand AI adoption further by supporting 15 million small businesses with AI capabilities, providing AI education for four million government school students, increasing cumulative exports to US$80bn and supporting 3.8 million jobs.