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Google has started building its first AI Hub in India with a $15 billion investment in Andhra Pradesh. The Visakhapatnam project will include large-scale data centres, subsea cable links and clean energy systems. Expected to create up to 30,000 jobs, it marks Google’s biggest investment outside the US and a major boost to India’s AI ecosystem.

In what can be considered as a milestone moment, Google has officially begun groundbreaking work for its first AI Hub in India. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone in Visakhapatnam, marking the formal start of what is the largest single foreign direct investment in India's technology history. The $15 billion commitment, to be deployed over five years between 2026 and 2030, is also Google's biggest investment outside the US

'A defining milestone for India’s AI journey': Thomas Kurian

Speaking at the ceremony, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian framed the occasion as a shared national mission, not merely a corporate milestone. "Today as we break ground on Google's India AI Hub, I would like to express our thanks to the Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and our partners at Adani ConnecX and Nextra by Airtel for making today possible," he said.

"I also want to thank the Honourable Chief Minister and the Honourable IT Minister who have championed this vision and made today possible. This AI Hub is a strategic blueprint designed to fuel the Government's Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. We're deploying a full AI stack to empower every Indian consumer and every enterprise with immense compute power and the tools to lead the world. We're committed to investing in the local ecosystem to uplift business and entrepreneurs and advance skills development to create a sustainable future. We're incredibly proud to be your partner in this journey toward an AI-first India. Now, let's get building," Kurian said in his brief message.