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Adani ConneX, along with Bharti Airtel, will build the undersea cable as well as the data-centre infrastructure for Google's AI hub in Visakhapatnam.
Updated on: Oct 14, 2025 4:14 PM IST
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Adani Enterprises Ltd., Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Bharti Airtel Ltd. have come together to build India's largest AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, as part of the Gemini creator's $15-billion push into India's AI landscape.
Adani ConneX, the data-centre joint venture of Adani Group and US-based Edge ConneX, along with Airtel will build the infrastructure for Google's AI hub in Vizag, including the construction of a new international subsea gateway, according to a statement on Tuesday (14 October 2025).
The co-investment also includes new transmission lines, renewable energy projects and energy storage systems in Andhra Pradesh.
“This is more than just an investment in infrastructure. It is an investment in the soul of a rising nation," Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said in a statement on Tuesday (14 October 2025). “Visakhapatnam is now set to become a global destination for technology, and we are thrilled to be the architects of this monumental journey.”
Google AI hub in Vizag
Google aims to invest about $15 billion to build an AI hub in Vizag over the next five years, in its biggest bet on a country with a billion-strong internet population.
The AI hub includes a data centre linked to renewable energy sources and a fibre-optic network, for which Google is collaborating with Adani Conne X and Bharti Airtel.
The plan ties in with Andhra Pradesh's endeavour to build AI infrastruture locally. The state government aims to host 6 GW of data-centre capacity by 2029, Technology Minister Nara Lokesh told Bloomberg News.
AI investments in India
Google joins a bevy of US tech firms investing in India — one of the biggest beneficiaries of a worldwide AI boom.
- Amazon.com Inc.'s Amazon Web Services plans to invest $12.7 billion in India over the next five years to build its cloud infrastructure in India and support over 100,000 full-time jobs annually. AWS already operates two data centres in India — in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
- ChatGPT creator OpenAI is scouting local partners to set up a data centre in India with at least 1 GW capacity, Bloomberg News had reported previously. The company has formally registered as a legal entity in India and has begun building a local team.
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India's largest IT services firm, has disclosed its mega AI plans, which includes setting-up of a 1 GW AI data centre in the country at a cost $6.5 billion. The company will set up an AI subsidiary to this effect — signalling its transition from cost-effective outsourcing to capital-intensive AI compute.
Google's AI hub in Vizag is “designed to provide a full AI infrastructure, and it is designed to serve not just our own needs, but the needs of entrepreneurs, enterprises, and commercial organisations here in India”, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian told reporters in New Delhi.
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