The next compute buildout is in india, not california. google and adani are building india's…
the next compute buildout is in india, not california. google and adani are building india's largest data centre campus in visakhapatnam, a $15b five-year bet with gigawatt-scale capacity, a subsea cable and clean energy behind it.
the ai supply chain is following cheap power and coastal land, and it's leaving the bay area.
Context
Verified date: Google and Adani announced the partnership on Oct 14, 2025 for India's largest data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, a $15 billion investment with gigawatt-scale compute and a new international subsea gateway. Google broke ground on Apr 28, 2026, in partnership with AdaniConneX and Airtel's Nxtra, per the Press Information Bureau and Adani.
The PIB release gives the estimated investment as USD 15 billion.
The $15 billion, gigawatt-scale capacity, subsea gateway and Adani partnership match Google, Adani and the PIB. The announcement is from Oct 2025 and the groundbreaking from Apr 2026, so this is not a new announcement. The five-year timeline and the clean-energy backing were not seen in the sources read, so unsupported here, not refuted. in the excerpts read. 'Leaving the Bay Area' is the author's opinion; the sources say nothing about California.
Related work
- Google Breaks Ground on India AI Hub, Adani ↗Apr 28, 2026.
- Google announcement ↗Oct 14, 2025.
- PIB release ↗Apr 28, 2026.
Watch next
- Read the Google post for the build timeline and the energy plan.
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