{"id":9290,"date":"2025-10-15T12:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=9290"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:15:15","slug":"googles-1-gw-hyperscale-data-centre-in-visakhapatnam-to-generate-%e2%82%b910000-crore-for-andhra-pradesh-union-mos-dr-pemmasani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=9290","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s 1-GW Hyperscale Data Centre in Visakhapatnam to Generate \u20b910,000 Crore for Andhra Pradesh: Union MoS Dr Pemmasani"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Google\u2019s 1-GW Hyperscale Data Centre in Visakhapatnam to Generate \u20b910,000 Crore for Andhra Pradesh: Union MoS Dr Pemmasani<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\nCalls Google Project a Defining Milestone in Swarandhra Pradesh\u2019s Journey of Progress and Self-Reliance<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Posted On: 14 OCT 2025 2:29PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development – Dr Pemmasani Chandrasekhar today stated that the upcoming 1-GW hyperscale Google Data Centre in Visakhapatnam is expected to generate approximately \u20b910,000 crore in revenue for Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Describing the project as a defining milestone in Swarandhra Pradesh\u2019s journey of progress and self-reliance, the Union Minister highlighted that the\u00a0investment of approximately $15 billion (USD) over five years (2026-2030)\u00a0will create 5,000\u20136,000 direct jobs and 20,000\u201330,000 total jobs in the state, while bringing essential manpower, infrastructure, power, and cooling facilities to Visakhapatnam, generating a significant multiplier effect on the state\u2019s economy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He was interacting with the media after Google announced the establishment of an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, during the Bharat AI Shakti event held in New Delhi. The project will include India\u2019s first gigawatt-scale data centre and Google\u2019s first AI hub in India.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Chandrasekhar appreciated the support extended to Andhra Pradesh\u2019s development by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji and lauded the continuous efforts of Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu and Shri Nara Lokesh in bringing Google to Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He emphasised that the project is a major step in positioning the state as a digital hub and accelerating AI-driven transformation across India.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The event was graced by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT; Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs; Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; Shri Nara Lokesh, IT Minister, Andhra Pradesh; and Shri Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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