Eyeing India’s AI surge, Reliance Industries plans ₹1.6 trillion data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, aiming to outscale Google’s regional project.
Reliance Industries is planning an investment of around ₹1.6 trillion to develop a 1.5-gigawatt data centre cluster along with a captive solar and battery storage facility in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, according to a report by The Economic Times.
The project, cleared by the State Investment Promotion Committee, is expected to be the largest data centre cluster in India, exceeding Google’s proposed 1-GW facility in the same region.
The proposed development will be executed in three phases near Bhogapuram, close to the city’s upcoming airport. Reliance has sought 935 acres of land for the project, including 300 acres for the first phase and 635 acres for the second. Additional land requirements include one acre for a cable landing station and 80 acres for a desalination plant.
In the initial phase, the company plans to build a 500MW data centre at Polipalli village, with operations expected to begin by October 2028. The second phase will add 1GW of capacity across Bhogapuram East and West by 2030, completing the planned 1.5GW cluster.
The investment comprises approximately ₹1.08 trillion for the data centre infrastructure and ₹513 billion for the associated renewable energy project. The state has also approved a solar installation with a direct current capacity of 9000MW-peak, capable of generating up to 6600MW of alternating current.
Visakhapatnam has emerged as a key destination for large-scale data centre investments, with companies such as Sify Technologies, Digital Connexion, and Anant Raj Cloud also announcing projects in the region.
The Andhra Pradesh government has been promoting the sector through its Data Centre Policy 4.0, which offers incentives including full reimbursement of state GST on capital goods, capital subsidies on machinery, and provisions for direct power procurement for large projects.
