Google to invest $15 billion to build data center hub in India; largest outside of the U.S.

• The deal comes after “a year of intense discussions and relentless effort,” and “is just the beginning,” said Minister for Human Resources Development of Andhra Pradesh. 
• Tech companies have been heavily investing in data centers to meet the computational needs of the AI boom.
• India is increasingly attracting multinational players to invest in the country’s cloud and AI infrastructure.

Google will invest $15 billion to build data center capacity for a new artificial intelligence hub in southern India, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian announced at an event Tuesday.

The investment will roll out over the next five years, and will be Google’s largest AI hub in the world outside of the U.S, Kurian added.

Earlier on Monday, the Minister for Human Resources Development of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Lokesh, put the 1-gigawatt project at $10 billion. 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/google-to-invest-10-billion-in-ai-data-center-project-in-india.html