Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will lay the foundation for Google’s $15 billion AI data centre in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, marking the formal start of one of the largest single foreign direct investments in India’s history.
The data centre, announced by Google at the Bharat AI Shakti event in New Delhi in October 2025, will have an initial capacity of 1 gigawatt and will be developed across roughly 600 acres in the Tharluwada, Adavivaram, and Rambilli regions of Visakhapatnam. AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra are infrastructure partners on the project. Google’s $15 billion commitment will be deployed over five years, between 2026 and 2030.
Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Pemmasani Chandrasekhar said the project is expected to generate approximately ₹10,000 crore in revenue for Andhra Pradesh and create 5,000 to 6,000 direct jobs and 20,000 to 30,000 total jobs in the state. The hub is also expected to attract investments in allied sectors, including power systems, cooling technologies, server manufacturing, and networking.
“The Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam represents a landmark investment in India’s digital future,” Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said at the October announcement. “By delivering industry-leading AI infrastructure at scale, we are enabling businesses to innovate faster and creating meaningful opportunities for inclusive growth.”
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, also speaking at the announcement, said: “I would like the industry to help re-skill and upskill our IT professionals in a major way, and thank Google for making this a major part of their agenda.”
The campus will form part of Google’s global network of AI infrastructure across 12 countries and will be the company’s largest AI hub outside the United States. Google has committed approximately $85 billion globally in 2025 to expand data centre capacity. The Visakhapatnam project will also include a new international subsea cable gateway, complementing existing landing stations in Chennai and Mumbai.
For India’s HR ecosystem, the project signals demand for talent in AI infrastructure, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, data engineering, and renewable energy operations, with Andhra Pradesh’s IT department expected to anchor reskilling and campus hiring partnerships once construction begins.
