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Google picks up land for $15bn India data center project
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Google is set to begin work on its $15bn data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month.
Key facts
- Previously, it looked like the sites would span 120 acres in Adivivaram, 200 acres in Tarluvada, and 160 acres in the Rambilli–Achyutapuram cluster
- As reported by the Economic Times Telecom, the land for the projects has been handed over to Google's subsidiary Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, and groundbreaking is expected for April 28
- Google Cloud already operates cloud regions in India, including one in Mumbai, launched back in 2017, and another in Delhi in 2021
- Google is set to begin work on its $15bn data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month
Summary
As reported by the Economic Times Telecom, the land for the projects has been handed over to Google's subsidiary Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, and groundbreaking is expected for April 28, 2026. Google officially confirmed its plans for Andhra Pradesh in October 2025, revealing that it would invest some $15 billion in data centers and other digital infrastructure and work with Indian firms AdaniConneX and Airtel to build an “AI hub” in the city of Visakhapatnam, on India's east coast. According to ET, the project will have 1GW of capacity and will comprise three linked data center campuses in and around Visakhapatnam. Publication that the groundbreaking will be at either the Tarluvada or Rambilli site.