AP, Google to ink 1 GW Vizag data center MoU, Transformative project for State's future, says Lokesh
AP and Google to sign MoU for 1 GW data center in Visakhapatnam; major digital infrastructure boost expected. Lokesh calls it a transformative step for Andhra Pradesh’s future.
AP, Google to ink 1 GW Vizag data center MoU, Transformative project for State's future, says Lokesh
Andhra Pradesh Government will sign an agreement with Google to develop a 1 gigawatt hyperscale data center campus advancing a near USD 10 billion investment that anchors “AI City Vizag.”
The MoU will be signed in New Delhi on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
This is one of the largest such projects for Google in Asia. It will see Google deploy its full AI stack to help accelerate AI-driven transformation across India. The new AI hub will combine powerful AI infrastructure, data centre capacity, new large-scale energy sources, and an expanded fibre-optic network, all in one place, making Visakhapatnaman fondly called Vizag and AP uniquely positioned in India to drive India’s AI Transformation.
Among others, Nara Lokesh, AP Minister for ITE&C, senior Google leadership including Thomas Kurian (CEO, Google cloud), Bikash Koley (Vice-President, Global Infrastructure), Karan Bajwa (President, Asia Pacific Google Cloud) and other dignitaries will attend.
The signing will outline the roadmap for India’s first AI Hub anchored by a 1 GW data center in Vizag, connected to Google’s global network via resilient subsea and terrestrial systems and designed with clean‑energy integration.
Commenting on the project, Lokesh who played a key role in convincing the management during visit to the United States, said“Andhra Pradesh signs tomorrow what the future will remember--our 1 GW Google data center in Vizag, the first step in making AI City Vizag India’s digital powerhouse. It is also transformative project for the future of AP."
The project was approved by the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) chaired by the Chief Minister, with streamlined facilitation through single‑window clearances, reliable utilities, renewable integration, and plug‑and‑play infrastructure led by the AP Economic Development Board (APEDB) and the Department of ITE&C.
