Reliance Industries Announces 1 GW AI Data Center Investment in Andhra Pradesh

Major AI Infrastructure Investment

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has announced plans to establish a 1 gigawatt artificial intelligence data center in Andhra Pradesh, marking a significant milestone in India's AI infrastructure development 1

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. The announcement was made by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu during the CII Partnership Summit 2025, where the state secured multiple major investment commitments 2

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Technical Specifications and Design

The planned facility will be a fully modular, future-ready data center designed to host the world's most advanced graphics processing units (GPUs), tensor processing units (TPUs), and AI processors 1

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. According to Chief Minister Naidu, this data center will operate as a twin to Reliance's existing gigawatt-scale AI data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, together forming what he described as "one of Asia's strongest AI infrastructure networks" 2

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Sustainable Power Infrastructure

To ensure sustainable operations, Reliance will develop a massive 6 gigawatt-peak (GWp) solar power project specifically to power the AI data center 2

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. This solar initiative will double Andhra Pradesh's current ground-mounted solar capacity and contribute over 30 percent of the state's renewable energy portfolio, demonstrating the company's commitment to clean energy solutions for AI infrastructure 2

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Strategic Context and Competition

This investment follows Google's landmark commitment to establish a 1 GW data center cluster in Visakhapatnam with a $15 billion investment over five years, marking it as Google's largest ever investment in India 3

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. The state has also finalized deals with other major players, including 500 MW with Sify, bringing the total committed data center capacity closer to the state's ambitious target of 6 GW 1

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Additional Business Ventures

Beyond the data center, the memorandum of understanding includes Reliance's plans to establish a greenfield integrated food park in Kurnool over 170 acres of land 1

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. This facility will manufacture beverages, packaged drinking water, chocolates, snacks, and flour products, creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs while generating sustained income opportunities for local families 2

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