Google is investing 15 billion dollars in the field of artificial intelligence in India

Google has announced that it will invest 15 billion dollars to build new data centers in India.

According to CNBC, Google plans to invest 15 billion dollars to build data centers to create a new artificial intelligence center in South India. This news was announced by Thomas Kurian, the CEO of Google Cloud, on Tuesday in an official event. Kurian added that the investment will be made over the next five years and that the center will be Google’s largest AI hub outside the United States.

Google will build a large artificial intelligence center in India

Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh estimated the value of this one gigawatt project at $10 billion in a statement. In a post on the X social network, he wrote that this agreement is the result of a year of intensive talks and non-stop efforts and is only the beginning.

The Indian newspaper Economic Times previously reported that this investment will be made through Google’s Indian subsidiary called Raiden Infotech. The company plans to set up at least three campuses across the city of Vishakhapatnam.

State officials have announced plans to increase investment in similar projects and significantly increase computing capacity over the next three years.

Various technology companies are increasing investment in technology infrastructure to keep pace with the growing global demand for cloud services as AI services become more popular and widely used.

Google has announced that it plans to invest 25 billion dollars in data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure in different US states over the next two years. In its second-quarter financial report in July, the tech giant raised its forecast for capital expenditures for 2025 to $85 billion from $75 billion in February, citing strong and growing demand for its cloud products and services.