AP sets up apex Data Centre Advisory Council to deliver roadmap for 6,000 MW by 2030
The Andhra Pradesh Government has established an apex Data Centre Advisory Council to develop a roadmap for achieving 6,000 MW data centre capacity by 2030, boosting digital infrastructure and investments.
AP sets up apex Data Centre Advisory Council to deliver roadmap for 6,000 MW by 2030
Buoyed by its success in signing MoU with Google for investing USD15 billion on an AI data center hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Government has constituted the Data Centre Advisory Council.
The council announcement was made through GO Ms No 46 as the State’s empowered forum to guide policy, infrastructure and investment decisions toward a 6,000 MW data centre capacity target by 2030, positioning Vizag as the flagship destination in India for AI‑era digital infrastructure. The council’s formation builds on the Andhra Pradesh Data Centre Policy 4.0 and is calibrated to translate marquee announcements-including Google’s 1 GW and Sify Infinity’s 550 MW-into accelerated, on‑ground capacity, high‑quality jobs, and global investor confidence for Vizag and the wider State.
Chaired by Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications Nara Lokesh, the council is mandated to advise the government on a comprehensive, time‑bound roadmap.
.“In the AI era, data is the new oil, and data centers are the new refineries. With Google’s 1 GW and Sify’s 550 MW as the first anchors of a much larger buildout, I am confident Vizag will emerge as the data center capital of the country ,” said Lokesh.
The Minister said: “The Advisory Council will guide decisive policy, power and permissions
to make Vizag India’s most competitive home for AI‑era data infrastructure as we pursue 6,000 MW by 2030.”
The roadmap will cover power and renewable integration, high‑capacity fibre connectivity, dedicated DC parks and plug‑and‑play campuses, streamlined clearances, and real‑estate norms tailored to hyperscale timelines, alongside talent pipelines, cyber resilience and global outreach to meet the 2030 goal.
In addition to guiding strategic branding for Vizag and Andhra Pradesh, the council will institute a continuous policy‑feedback loop to refine Data Centre Policy 4.0 for speed, competitiveness and investor certainty as projects move from MoUs to construction and operations
