Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu (centre) and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with Google Cloud executives at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Google Cloud India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the Google data centre at Tarluvada, on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, one of the largest single foreign direct investment projects in India. The 1-Gigawatt hyperscale AI data centre is coming up on 601.4 acres at an investment of ₹1.35 lakh crore. It will be managed by Google’s subsidiary Raiden Infotech in partnership with Adani Infra. AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra are also partners in the wider Google-Adani-Airtel venture, which forms part of Google’s announced $15 billion investment in the State. Published – April 28, 2026 11:50 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Gang of seven: On the AAP defections | The Hindu Editorial Students leading the charge: Climate education for a sustainable future