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India’s Vaishnaw Launches $15 B Google AI Data Centre

4/29/2026

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw arrived in Visakhapatnam to lay foundation stone for Google’s AI data centre at Tarluvada.
Google will invest $15 billion to build a 1-GW, 600-acre facility with AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra, aiming for the state’s 6.5-GW digital hub.
The centre should create thousands of jobs in AI, cloud, cybersecurity and data-science.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Minister Nara Lokesh and officials will attend the ceremony and the Bharat AI Shakti Conclave.

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw arrived in Visakhapatnam to lay foundation stone for Google’s AI data centre at Tarluvada.
Google will invest $15 billion to build a 1-GW, 600-acre facility with AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra, aiming for the state’s 6.5-GW digital hub.
The centre should create thousands of jobs in AI, cloud, cybersecurity and data-science.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Minister Nara Lokesh and officials will attend the ceremony and the Bharat AI Shakti Conclave.