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Google will invest $10 billion to establish a hyperscale data center in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This marks India’s biggest FDI in tech, boosting digital infrastructure, AI, and cloud services while creating thousands of jobs and strengthening Indo-global digital ties.
Technology investment reaches new heights in India
New Delhi: A historic and major step towards India's digital transformation was registered when Google announced that it will build its largest data center after the US in India.
This data center will be established in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This decision is being considered as a major turning point towards making India a global digital infrastructure hub.
According to information released by the Andhra Pradesh government, Google will invest approximately US $10 billion in this project for a hyperscale data center with 1 gigawatt capacity.
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This investment will strengthen data security, cloud services, and artificial intelligence infrastructure and take technological innovation to new heights in India.
The State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) meeting chaired by Chandrababu Naidu gave the green signal to 30 investment proposals worth a total of ₹1.14 lakh crore.
These include projects related to sectors like IT, tourism, space, food processing, and energy. This is expected to generate around 67,000 jobs in the state.
Google's data center project comes under Raiden Infotech Data Center, for which an investment of ₹87,520 crore has been proposed. This is considered to be the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the history of the country so far.
The project officer will be available for every big project. The government has also decided that a special project officer will be appointed to ensure successful implementation of every major project at the ground level.
This officer will ensure monitoring and implementation of the project. Investment proposals worth more than ₹7 lakh crore have been approved in the 11 meetings of the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) so far.
These can create opportunities for about 6.2 lakh new jobs, which will add a new chapter to the economic development of the state.
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This hyperscale data center to be set up by Google in Visakhapatnam will prove to be the backbone of India's digital future. This will not only become a source of employment and technological development but will also lead India towards global digital leadership.
This investment is a historic opportunity for India, not only from an economic but also from a strategic and technological point of view.
