Google Data Center in India May Receive Up to $5B From Adani Group

Adani Group is evaluating a potential investment of as much as $5 billion in a Google data-center project planned in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, according to Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh.

The investment would be made through AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and U.S.-based data-center operator EdgeConneX.

Google announced in October that it would spend $15 billion over five years to build an artificial-intelligence data-center campus in Visakhapatnam. The project includes an initial power capacity of one gigawatt.

Singh said discussions are not limited to the Google project, and that other potential clients have approached the company for large-scale data-center requirements.

Google has also indicated that its global capital expenditure on data infrastructure could total about $85 billion this year as technology companies expand capacity to support AI services.

Indian firms have made similar commitments. Groups led by Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have announced separate data-center plans as demand for domestic infrastructure increases.

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