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Indian conglomerate Adani Group said on Monday it would invest $100 billion over the next decade to build data centers specialized for AI across the country, a move that underscores India\u2019s ambition to play a larger role in the global AI race.<\/p>\n
The investment, which will run through 2035, is aimed at building renewable-energy-powered data centers designed to support AI workloads, the company said. It expects the plan to catalyze an additional $150 billion in related investments and result in a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the decade.<\/p>\n
Adani is making this commitment against a backdrop of skyrocketing investments in AI infrastructure<\/a> as companies increasingly look beyond the U.S. for computing power, energy and friendly regulation. India, with its expanding digital economy and growing renewable-energy capacity, has emerged as a major destination for data centers<\/a> and AI-related infrastructure<\/a> over the past couple of years.<\/p>\n The announcement coincides with India\u2019s ongoing AI Impact Summit<\/a> in New Delhi this week, where leaders from some of the world\u2019s top AI companies, including OpenAI, Nvidia, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google, are meeting policymakers and industry executives.<\/p>\n Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani (pictured above) described the plan as a long-term bet on the convergence of energy and computing. \u201cIndia will not be a mere consumer in the AI age,\u201d he said, adding that the group aims to help build a domestic AI infrastructure base.<\/p>\n The plan is to build atop Adani\u2019s own existing data-center platform and its partnerships with companies like Google and Microsoft. The conglomerate is developing large-scale AI data-center campuses in Visakhapatnam<\/a> and Noida, and has plans for more facilities in Hyderabad and Pune. An expanded partnership with Walmart-owned Flipkart will focus on another AI data center.<\/p>\n Adani said the broader plan calls for deploying up to 5 gigawatts of data-center capacity. The company said the facilities will be developed as a unified system that would scale power generation and processing capacity in parallel.<\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoston, MA<\/span> The effort builds on AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and U.S.-based EdgeConneX, a developer and operator of data centers for hyperscale and enterprise customers. The JV, Adani said, has already developed about 2 gigawatts of data-center capacity across India.<\/p>\n Central to the strategy is Adani\u2019s renewable-energy portfolio, which the group said will supply carbon-neutral power to the data centers. The company pointed to its 30-gigawatt Khavda renewable project in western India \u2014 more than 10 gigawatts of which is already operational \u2014 and said it plans to invest an additional $55 billion to expand renewable generation and battery energy storage over the coming years.<\/p>\n To reduce exposure to global supply-chain disruptions, Adani said it plans to co-invest in domestic manufacturing of critical components, such as transformers, power electronics and thermal management systems.<\/p>\n Adani did not respond to questions about how much of the $100 billion investment is already committed capital, how the spending will be phased over the coming years, and when the first large-scale AI workloads are expected to become operational.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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