Is Google Building a $6bn Data Centre Campus in India?
Google is set to invest US$6bn in a 1GW data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, according to reports from Reuters via local government sources.
The project would mark the company’s largest infrastructure project in Asia to date.
The build includes US$2bn allocated for renewable energy development and comes as part of Google's broader US$75bn global data centre investment strategy for 2025.
The proposed hyperscale facility will significantly increase Google’s capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, supporting both core services and Google Cloud workloads.
The site will also complement ongoing infrastructure upgrades across India, where the company is expanding sovereign cloud capabilities and subsea connectivity.
India's largest data centre by capacity and investment
With 1GW of projected IT capacity, the Visakhapatnam data centre would become the largest by output and financial commitment in India and across Asia.
The US$6bn investment reflects Google's growing demand for AI infrastructure and cloud services in high-growth markets, and signals long-term intent to anchor infrastructure in India’s eastern corridor.
The build is expected to support a wide range of services, including compute and storage for Google Cloud customers and back-end support for products like YouTube, Search and Android.
The project will also act as a regional anchor for Google’s expanding presence in Southeast Asia, following capacity additions in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Expansion supports sovereign cloud and subsea connectivity
Google Cloud has had an established footprint in India since 2017, when it launched its Mumbai region. This was followed by the addition of a second cloud region in Delhi in 2021.
The new Visakhapatnam facility would mark the company’s first large-scale data centre construction project in India and is expected to deliver enhanced availability, lower latency and improved resiliency for enterprise and public sector workloads.
In parallel, Google is preparing to launch a sovereign AI cloud solution in collaboration with Airtel Business, tailored for regulated industries and government departments in India. The sovereign cloud will be hosted entirely within the country, providing enterprises with compliance-aligned options for sensitive data.
By Q4 2025, the India segment of Google's Blue Raman subsea cable system is expected to go live, with landing stations in Mumbai.
This system will increase international bandwidth to and from India, providing the Visakhapatnam data centre with the global connectivity required to support distributed cloud services and cross-region failover.
Renewable energy integrated into the build
Of the total US$6bn budget, US$2bn is earmarked for renewable energy development to support the data centre's operations. This aligns with Google’s long-standing target of operating on 24/7 carbon-free energy.
Given the size of the deployment, energy sourcing and grid resilience will be central to both site selection and construction timelines.
Integrating renewable energy into the facility’s design will reduce the site’s carbon footprint and support India’s broader transition to sustainable digital infrastructure.
Strategic move in line with Google’s India investment
The announcement follows through on Google’s 2020 pledge to invest US$10bn over 5-7 years in support of India’s digital growth. That commitment included a US$4.5bn investment in Reliance Jio and support for affordable smartphone initiatives and digital infrastructure upgrades.
This new data centre project further reinforces India’s status as a priority market within Google's global cloud and AI strategy.
With rising demand for regional cloud zones, data sovereignty, and AI-ready compute, India’s data centre market is becoming central to global digital infrastructure planning.
More broadly, the facility forms part of Google’s US$75bn global data centre investment for 2025.
As workloads driven by AI, cloud adoption and data localisation continue to accelerate, infrastructure expansion in strategic markets such as India remains a key pillar of the company’s long-term growth strategy.
