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Andhra Pradesh, Google to Sign MoU for $10 Billion, 1‑GW AI Data Center in Visakhapatnam

Officials pitch the campus as the anchor of ‘AI City Vizag’ to spur growth under a streamlined state facilitation regime.

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  • State officials say the pact will be signed in New Delhi on Tuesday with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, IT minister N. Lokesh, Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Ashwini Vaishnaw, and senior Google Cloud executives including Thomas Kurian, Bikash Koley and Karan Bajwa present.
  • The planned campus is described as an AI hub deploying Google’s full AI stack, with resilient subsea and terrestrial connectivity to Google’s global network and a design that integrates clean energy.
  • Andhra Pradesh has approved the project through its investment promotion board and will provide single‑window clearances, reliable utilities and plug‑and‑play infrastructure via its economic development and IT departments.
  • An official note projects an average annual GSDP contribution of Rs 10,518 crore in 2028–2032 and support for about 1.88 lakh jobs per year, alongside estimated Google Cloud‑enabled productivity spillovers.
  • Nara Lokesh told Bloomberg the facility is planned to be built within two years as part of a state goal to develop 6 GW of data‑center capacity by 2029.