Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Google's decision to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Andhra Pradesh and said that this "project will establish Visakhapatnam as AI, connectivity hub".
Google's parent company Alphabet has announced an investment of $15 billion to build an AI data hub in Andhra Pradesh.
Congratulating people of Andhra Pradesh, PM Modi, who is in Kurnool, said, "Just two days ago, Google announced a major investment in Andhra Pradesh. Google is going to build India's first artificial intelligence hub here in our Andhra Pradesh. Yesterday, when I was talking to the CEO of Google, he told me that we have investments in many countries around the world outside the US. But now we are going to make the largest investment in Andhra Pradesh."
"This new AI Hub includes powerful AI infrastructure, data center capacity, large-scale energy sources, and expanded fiber-optic network. A new international subsea gateway will be built. This will include several international subsea cables, which will reach Visakhapatnam on India's eastern coast. This project will establish Visakhapatnam as an AI and connectivity hub. It will serve not only India but the entire world. I extend special congratulations to the people of Andhra Pradesh for this and highly commend Chandrababu Naidu for his vision," he added.
Google's mega investment
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is set to invest $15 billion to establish an AI data hub in Andhra Pradesh. The facility, to be established in the port city of Visakhapatnam, will join Google's global network of AI centres located across 12 countries.
The project includes a gigawatt‑scale data centre campus, plans for a new international subsea cable gateway, expanded energy infrastructure, and a robust fibre‑optic backbone.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian described this hub as "the largest AI investment outside the US" and said the facility would eventually scale beyond its initial 1‑gigawatt capacity.
According to Sundar Pichai, this hub will bring Google's cutting-edge technology to Indian enterprises and users, driving AI innovation and growth nationwide.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu celebrated Google's announcement by releasing a poster titled "VizaG" on social media platform X. The poster features a blue sea background with the Google logo replacing the letter 'G' in "VizaG" and carries the tagline "Youngest State – Highest Investment".
Naidu described the project as a historic milestone, highlighting Google's largest-ever investment outside the United States. He also said the investment in Andhra Pradesh marks a "new chapter" in India's digital transformation journey.
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