Before signing a $10-billion agreement with Google to establish a 1-gigawatt (GW) data centre (DC) cluster in Vizag, the Andhra Pradesh information technology (IT) and electronics minister reportedly said the state will double down on such projects and scale hosting capacity to 6 GW over the next three years.
Additionally, beyond the 1 GW deal with Google, the state has a 500-megawatt agreement with Sify Technologies. The Andhra Pradesh government is also in discussions with four other companies to achieve its target.
Further, the minister said the state is approaching the expected surge in power and water demand in a “systematic manner” and aims to mirror Hyderabad’s achievement in a shorter time frame. Andhra Pradesh will formalise the deal with Google in New Delhi. Before securing the investment, the state had to lobby the centre to address issues raised by the US tech giant.
