India aims to emerge as a major trusted value chain and supply chain partner in electronic manufacturing, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on April 28, 2026, as work begins on a Google Cloud-linked AI data centre project in Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

The project, with an estimated investment of USD 15 billion, is being developed in partnership with Adani ConneX and Airtel Nxtra, and will include a 1 GW hyperscale AI data centre in Visakhapatnam. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has allocated around 600 acres of land in Turluvada, Rambilli and Adavivaram areas for the project.

At 1 GW, the facility would rank among the largest planned AI data centre deployments globally.

Vaishnaw said India has expanded its role in IT services and is advancing in electronics manufacturing, with a focus on scaling capacity in semiconductors, quantum computing, space and artificial intelligence.

He noted that mobile phones have become one of India’s top export items, with nearly 50% of domestic electronic demand now met through local production.

Semiconductor projects are underway in Gujarat and Odisha, though India’s fabrication capacity remains nascent compared to global leaders.

According to Vaishnaw, India is becoming a trusted partner in semiconductor and electronics production and called on global technology companies, including Google, to manufacture servers, GPUs and chips in the country.

He said Visakhapatnam will evolve into “AI Patnam” (AI City), driven by infrastructure and global investments, reflecting an attempt to build a large-scale AI infrastructure cluster in the region.

The new AI data centre will impact sectors such as education, healthcare, aerospace, logistics and agriculture, though outcomes will depend on actual AI deployment and enterprise adoption.

Google plans to lay three subsea cables from Visakhapatnam, connecting global digital routes via Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the United States, aimed at enabling low-latency global data flows and AI workloads.

Bikash Koley described the AI hub as a step toward strengthening India’s digital infrastructure and role in the global AI economy.

Jeet Adani positioned the 1 GW hyperscale facility as a milestone in India’s AI development and a potential digital gateway for Visakhapatnam.

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