Reliance Industries is set to make one of the largest bets on India’s digital infrastructure, with plans to invest Rs 1.6 lakh crore (over $17 billion) to develop the country’s biggest data centre cluster in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The proposed project, which is expected to have a total capacity of 1.5 gigawatts (GW), marks a significant step in India’s push to scale artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and data storage capabilities.
The data centre cluster will be developed in phases across a large land parcel of nearly 935 acres, with the first phase targeting 500 MW capacity and expected to go live by October 2028. The second phase will add another 1 GW by 2030, creating a giga-scale infrastructure hub near the upcoming Bhogapuram airport. Alongside the core infrastructure, the project will include a captive solar power and battery storage system, underlining Reliance’s focus on integrating renewable energy into large-scale digital operations.
Once completed, the facility is expected to become India’s largest data centre cluster, surpassing even the planned 1-GW data centre project by Google in the same region. This highlights the growing strategic importance of Visakhapatnam, which is rapidly emerging as a key destination for hyperscale data infrastructure investments, attracting both domestic giants and global tech players.
The project has received approval from Andhra Pradesh’s Investment Promotion Committee, reflecting the state government’s aggressive push to position itself as a digital and AI hub. With multiple large-scale projects from Reliance to global firms being announced in quick succession, the state is building a strong pipeline of high-capacity data centres, signalling a structural shift in India’s digital infrastructure landscape.
