Rs 526000000000: Sundar Pichai Google to make huge investment in India, Asia's largest data centre to be built in..., to provide jobs to...
Google's Mega Investment: What comes as a major development from the United States tech giant Google is that the company is going to invest USD 6 billion (approx Rs 525,814,728,000) in India. The company will invest USD 6 billion to build a massive data centre and its power infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh. The capacity of the data centre will be 1 gigawatt. Notably, it is the Alphabet unit's first mega investment in the country, The Hindu reported, citing government sources.
First Investment Of Its Kind
As per reports, the mega data centre will be built in Visakhapatnam and the investment includes USD 2billion in renewable energy. This energy will be used to power the massive facility, Reuters reported, citing Andhra Pradesh government sources.
Asia's Largest Data Centre
The facility will be one of its kind and will be the largest in capacity in Asia. This is a part of a multi-billion-dollar expansion of the search giant's data centre portfolio across the Asia-Pacific region, including countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Google's parent company, Alphabet, recently stated that it is committed to spending approx USD 75 billion in 2025 to build data centre capacity despite the economic uncertainty due to Donald Trump's tariffs.
No Official Confirmation About The Investment
There is no official confirmation about Google's investment plan in India. Alphabet did not immediately respond to Reuters' regarding the plan. Andhra Pradesh's information technology minister Nara Lokesh, who is on Singapore visit, restricted himself from comment. He is in Singapore visit to discuss investments with the Singapore government and other business leaders.
Why Is This Investment Important?
Earlier, US President Donald Trump requested that American companies not recruit tech professionals from India. Apart from this, he is constantly pressurizing to invest in America. Trump has also threatened Apple, as the company has recently increased its production in India. The tech giant is now manufacturing its latest iPhones in India.
The data centre will also create new job opportunities of all types for the youth.
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