News: Google has announced a $15 billion investment over the next five years (2026–2030) to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This marks Google’s biggest investment in India to date.
About Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub
- Developed by: Google in partnership with the Adani Group and Airtel
- Location: Visakhapatnam, a port city on India’s eastern coast.
- Aim: To create state-of-the-art data centres, renewable energy systems, and high-speed fibre networks that will power next-generation AI applications.
- It will be a part of Google’s global network of AI data centres operating across 12 countries.
- Features of the Artificial Intelligence (AI)Hub:
- The AI hub will serve as a central ecosystem for developing, training, and managing advanced AI models.
- It will support innovations across multiple industries, from cloud computing and automation to education and healthcare.
- At the core of the AI hub will be large-scale data centres which are advanced facilities designed to store and process enormous volumes of data at high speed.
- These data centres are designed to handle massive data processing using GPU-powered servers, enabling AI training, image/video generation, and generative AI models.
- It includes the construction of a new international subsea gateway and multiple undersea cables landing in Visakhapatnam, linking to Google’s global network (over 2 million miles of terrestrial and subsea cables).
- AI centres are more energy-intensive, requiring advanced cooling systems and stronger power infrastructure.
- Economic Impact: The AI Hub will-
- Generate at least $15 billion in new economic activity over five years (2026–2030).
- Contribute significantly to U.S. GDP through collaboration and innovation.
- Create economic and societal opportunities for both India and the U.S..
- The project will create around 1.88 lakh (188,000) direct and indirect jobs in the state.
