Deloitte commits Rs 100 crore to AI Infrastructure Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, Bengaluru

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Deloitte has launched a global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Mumbai and Bengaluru, backed by an initial Rs 100 crore investment over the next 12 months.

The CoE will support clients worldwide in building and operating specialised AI data centres, a critical foundation for scaling generative and agentic AI adoption.

“The infrastructure powering AI is very different from traditional CPU-based data centres and demands higher power, denser racks, liquid cooling, and sustainable energy sources. We are seeing surging demand from clients to set these up, and India, with its talent depth and cost advantage, is the right hub to drive this transformation globally,” said S. Anjani Kumar, Partner, Deloitte India.

The CoE is part of Deloitte’s Silicon2Service AI factory-as-a-service initiative, which spans the AI stack from silicon (GPUs) to enterprise-ready AI solutions. It will focus on end-to-end capabilities, including strategy, design, implementation, and operations. Therefore, helping enterprises manage cybersecurity risks, optimise costs, and accelerate AI deployment.

Mumbai has been chosen as the country’s data centre capital, with more than half of India’s facilities already located in Maharashtra, while Bengaluru brings the necessary technology talent. Deloitte has already begun onboarding teams specialising in simulation, solution architecture, data centre design, and cybersecurity to support clients globally.

The move comes as hyperscalers and technology leaders ramp up spending on AI infrastructure. NVIDIA recently announced a $100 billion investment with OpenAI, while cloud giants are committing upwards of $45 billion annually to AI data centres.

Deloitte expects demand from banking, government, life sciences, and technology clients to drive significant adoption.

“AI adoption is reshaping industries globally, and infrastructure is the bulwark that will determine how fast and how far enterprises can scale. With this CoE, Deloitte is laying the foundation for the future of intelligent enterprise infrastructure,” said Romal Shetty, CEO, Deloitte South Asia.