Google announced its first AI Hub in India, to be located in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, as part of a landmark investment of roughly $15 billion over five years (2026–2030). The hub is designed to bring Google’s full AI stack and consumer services closer to Indian users and developers, combining gigawatt-scale data center infrastructure with new clean-energy capacity, an expanded terrestrial fiber network, and an international subsea gateway to anchor high-throughput AI workloads. According to Google, the facility will serve as a centerpiece for India’s AI adoption across public and private sectors, enabling low-latency access to Gemini-class models and accelerating digital transformation initiatives nationwide. The Visakhapatnam campus is expected to feature 1-gigawatt data center operations with advanced cooling, networking, and security, and will be developed alongside ecosystem partners in telecommunications and energy. The company says the hub will help unlock new opportunities in areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture, and small-business digitization while creating high-value jobs in AI operations, cloud engineering, and data center management. India’s nearly one billion internet users, deep technical talent pool, and expanding clean-energy footprint were cited as key reasons for choosing Vizag. Today’s announcement underscores intensifying global competition to build reliable AI infrastructure footprints, with India positioned as a strategic growth market. For full details, see Google’s press release: Google Announces First AI Hub in India.