Overview

• The MoU was signed in New Delhi during Google’s Bharat AI Shakti event, with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, senior Union ministers, and top Google leadership in attendance.
• Google outlined a $15 billion, five‑year capital program and an intention to scale beyond one gigawatt, while state officials earlier described an initial phase of about $10 billion for the 1 GW campus.
• The Visakhapatnam site is slated to deploy Google’s full AI stack and link to a new international subsea cable landing with expanded fibre, with plans to scale to multiple gigawatts as part of a 12‑country AI center network.
• Adani Group said its AdaniConneX joint venture will partner on the campus, with Airtel named as a collaborator, alongside reported co‑investments in renewable generation, transmission lines, and energy storage.
• State materials project sizable local impact under the AI City Vizag initiative, including potential yearly GSDP gains and support for up to about 188,000 jobs, as the project now moves into phased implementation.