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Google Announces $15 Billion AI Hub in Visakhapatnam, Its Largest Outside the U.S.

A five-year build centers on a 1GW campus backed by subsea cables plus clean‑energy projects to expand India’s AI capacity.

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Overview

  • Andhra Pradesh and Google signed an MoU in New Delhi to launch the Visakhapatnam AI hub anchored by a 1‑gigawatt hyperscale data‑centre campus.
  • Google said it will invest about $15 billion from 2026 to 2030, while state officials cited a $10 billion first‑phase commitment associated with the initial 1GW build.
  • AdaniConneX and Bharti Airtel are named partners to develop the data‑centre campus, fiber backbone, a cable landing station, and a new international subsea gateway.
  • The plan includes landing multiple undersea cables in Visakhapatnam plus co‑investment in transmission lines, renewable energy projects, and storage to power high‑performance AI workloads.
  • Google and government statements highlighted economic and jobs projections, including a commissioned estimate of $15 billion in U.S. GDP impact, which remain projections rather than audited outcomes.