Digital Connexion Announces $11 Billion AI Data Center Investment in Visakhapatnam

Digital Connexion to Invest $11 Billion in Andhra Pradesh for AI Data Centres | AIM

The company signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh economic development board to develop the project across 400 acres. Digital Connexion will invest about $11 billion by 2030 to build 1 gigawatt of AI-native data centres in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, as per the company's release. The company signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh economic development board to develop the project across 400 acres. The planned facilities will be designed to handle high-performance computing and AI workloads. According to the company, the centres will feature "future-ready systems," strong power infrastructure, and high-density racks to support the next wave of digital growth. Digital Connexion said the expansion aligns with India's Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and aims to strengthen the country's digital foundation. The company emphasised that the upcoming sites will use renewable energy, efficient building designs, and advanced cooling to reduce environmental impact. The firm currently operates a campus in Chennai and is building another in Mumbai's Chandivali area, both located to offer low-latency and carrier-neutral connectivity. The release stated that for Digital Connexion Andhra Pradesh investment marks a significant step toward becoming "India's trusted digital infrastructure provider" as demand for AI-ready data capacity accelerates. Previously this year, the government of Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with US-based Tillman Global Holdings to develop a ₹15,000-crore, 300 MW hyperscale data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, positioning the state as a key digital infrastructure hub in India and the Indo-Pacific region. The agreement, executed through the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB), outlines a facilitation framework for time-bound development of the project codenamed TDGAP1 over the next 12 months.

Vizag becomes AI data centre hotspot as the big boys land up

Visakhapatnam -- or Vizag in Andhra Pradesh -- has emerged as a hotspot for data centre investments, with $26 billion pouring in over the past few months. This includes commitments by global tech majors Google and Meta, along with Indian conglomerates like Reliance, to establish AI infra in the port city. In October, Andhra Pradesh IT and electronics minister Nara Lokesh told ET that the state will double down on data centre projects and scale up hosting capacity to 6 GW over the next three years. Here is a detailed breakdown of key data centre investments announced in the city. Reliance Industries, Brookfield, & Digital Realty (Digital Connexion) * Project: A standalone AI data centre park. * Capacity: 1GW (gigawatt). * Investment: $11 billion (Rs 91,000 crore). * Timeline: Memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in November, construction to be completed in five years. * Details: Digital Connexion is a joint venture (JV) between Reliance Jio, Brookfield Infrastructure, and Digital Realty. The project will run parallel to Reliance's Jamnagar gigawatt facility, creating a dual-hub network for AI inference and training.AdaniConnex & Google * Project: Integrated data centre and technology business park (Madhurawada / Kapuluppada). * Capacity: The facility is designed for 1GW operations to handle high-density AI workloads. * Investment: Part of a $15 billion (Rs 1.25 lakh crore) commitment by Google over five years. * Timeline: Announced in October, development to be completed between 2026 and 2030. * Details: AdaniConnex -- a JV between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX) -- is the primary infrastructure partner. The campus will be powered by renewable energy and includes a skill development centre.Nxtra by Airtel & Google * Project: Data centre and cable landing station (CLS). * Capacity: Not separately specified in MW (part of the larger AI hub ecosystem). * Investment: Funded through the broader $15 billion Google partnership. * Timeline: Partnership announced in October 2025. * Details: Airtel is developing the cable landing station to host Google's international subsea cables, and a data centre specifically designed to support Google's cloud and AI requirements.Sify Technologies Sify has two major developments in the region: AI edge data centre and CLS * Capacity: 50 MW. * Investment: Rs 1,500 crore ($170 Million). * Status: Foundation stone laid in October at Rushikonda. * Details: Includes an open CLS to connect undersea cables from southeast Asia.Meta's hyperscale campus * Capacity: 500 MW. * Investment: Rs 15,266 crore ($1.8 Billion). * Status: Project reported in November 2025. * Details: Sify is partnering with Facebook parent Meta to build this facility at Paradesipalem. Meta will act as the anchor tenant to support its Waterworth subsea cable project.Concerns & assurances Data centres are massive structures that consume a lot of power and water. Around the globe, communities close to major data centres have complained about the facilities' impact on local water levels. Lokesh said that the state government is approaching the expected surge in power and water demand in a "systematic manner", and will seek to mirror Hyderabad's achievement in a shorter time frame. "Our estimates are that 1GW of data centre capacity means the creation of 2,00,000 direct and indirect jobs," said Lokesh, son of Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu. "Let's face it -- AI is here to stay. Either you embrace it or you get replaced by it. We as a state have decided to embrace it." Also Read | ET Exclusive: TCS looks to rope in TPG for $2 billion AI data centre JV

Digital Connexion Signs MoU to Build India's Largest 1GW AI-Native Data Center in Visakhapatnam

Towards this, Digital Connexion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board, Government of Andhra Pradesh in Visakhapatnam. Digital Connexion Data Centers are purpose-built to support seamless AI workloads empowering hyperscalers and enterprises with future-ready systems, robust substations, redundant power feeds, and rack densities to power the next decade of innovation. The company is building India's next-generation digital infrastructure through AI-native, purpose-built data centers designed for unmatched performance, scalability, and sustainability. It has a campus in Chennai, and another that is being constructed in Mumbai's Chandivali area. Both are strategically located for low-latency, carrier-neutral connectivity.

Reliance JV Digital Connexion to invest Rs 98,000 crore to build 1 GW data centres in Andhra Pradesh

Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Brookfield, Reliance Industries and US-based Digital Realty, on Wednesday said it will invest USD 11 billion, about Rs 98,000 crore, by 2030 to build 1 Gigawatts data centres in Andhra Pradesh. The AI-native, purpose-built data centres will be spread over 400 acres in Visakhapatnam, the digital infrastructure company said in a statement. "Digital Connexion...announced an investment of approximately USD 11 billion over a period of five years till 2030 for building 1 Gigawatts state-of-the-art AI-native, purpose-built data centres in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh across 400 acres of land," the company statement said. This is the second major investment in the country, which follows Google's announcement made last month to invest USD 15 billion in Andhra Pradesh for building an artificial intelligence hub comprising data centres as well in Visakhapatnam. Digital Connexion has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board for making the investment, the statement said. "Digital Connexion data centres are purpose-built to support seamless AI workloads empowering hyperscalers and enterprises with future-ready systems, robust substations, redundant power feeds, and rack densities to power the next decade of innovation," the statement. The company already has a campus in Chennai, and another is being constructed in Mumbai's Chandivali area. Both are strategically located for low-latency, carrier-neutral connectivity, the statement said.

Reliance, Brookfield, Digital Realty to invest $11 billion in India's AI data By Investing.com

Investing.com -- A joint venture between India's Reliance Industries, Brookfield Corporation, and Digital Realty will invest $11 billion in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to establish 1 gigawatt of artificial intelligence data capacity. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Andhra Pradesh state government and the companies involved in the joint venture. The investment aims to boost AI data infrastructure in the southern Indian state, marking a significant capital commitment to develop technological capabilities in the region. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Reliance Industries, JV partners to invest $11 billion in India AI data capacity

(Reuters) -A Reliance Industries joint venture will invest $11 billion over five years to develop 1 gigawatt of AI data capacity in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the companies and the state's government said on Wednesday. Canadian multinational company Brookfield Corporation and U.S.-based real estate investment trust Digital Realty are the other partners involved in the joint venture, called Digital Connexion. The project aims to establish an AI-native data centre campus across 400 acres of land in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam city. In October, Google disclosed it will build AI data centre capacity in Visakhapatnam over five years, set to be the tech major's largest-ever AI hub outside of the U.S. The recent boom in AI, which requires vast amounts of computing data, has fuelled a corporate rush to pour money into the technology globally and has led to an unprecedented growth in data centres across the world. India's data centre capacity is expected to more than triple to 4.5 gigawatt by 2030 from current levels, according to real estate consultant Colliers. Last week, Indian IT firm TCS also unveiled a partnership with private equity firm TPG to invest $2 billion in equity to form a joint venture aimed at developing AI data centres. (Reporting by Abhirami G and Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Janane Venkatraman)