Market profile
India
In India Cushman & Wakefield reports nearly 1.8 GW of operational capacity and nearly 3.9 GW of pipeline in H1 2026. Google broke ground in April 2026 on a USD 15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam with AdaniConneX and Airtel.
- Tracked project records
- 1
- Policy records
- 0
- Cloud regions
- 0
- Last checked
- 19 Oct 2026
Overview
The Visakhapatnam hub is planned at about USD 15 billion from 2026 to 2030 and includes gigawatt-scale data centre operations and a subsea gateway. AdaniConneX reports more than 55 MW of live capacity and an order book above 560 MW. Nxtra by Airtel runs 14 large core data centres and more than 120 edge sites, and raised USD 1 billion in March 2026.
Grid context
State governments compete with power and land packages. The Google hub includes co-investment in transmission and clean energy in Andhra Pradesh.
Latest changes
- Project 28 Apr 2026 Google AI hub (Visakhapatnam)Groundbreaking at Tarluvada Related: Google AI hub (Visakhapatnam). googlecloudpresscorner.com (opens in a new tab)
Tracked projects
| Project | Level | Stage | Operator or developer | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI hub (Visakhapatnam) | campus | Under construction | Google, AdaniConneX, Nxtra by Airtel | 28 Apr 2026: Groundbreaking at Tarluvada |
Capacity in tracked public coverage
Tracked public coverage, not a national total. Sums of reported, project-level figures from 0 of the 1 published project record we track for India. Each metric and each delivery class is summed on its own and never added to another. Confirmed operating capacity never includes design or ultimate capacity. Delayed projects are never counted as under construction now. Campus and phase figures are not double counted. Ranges and upper bounds are not summed. Unknown values are not counted as zero.
None of the tracked project records for India has a figure that can be summed yet. Figures with an unclear basis and undisclosed values are never added. Each project page lists its reported figures as published. Not disclosed is not zero.
Figures not counted (1) and why
- Google AI hub (Visakhapatnam)
- Investment about USD 15 billion: Marked not summable by research: USD billions over 2026 to 2030
Method: capacity rules. Company-wide investment, area figures and third-party market estimates are never included in these sums.
Hyperscaler and AI cloud activity in India
1 tracked project in India, of which 1 involve a hyperscaler or AI cloud as owner, operator, developer or a stated or reported tenant. Part of the Asia Pacific (APAC) region on the hyperscaler and cloud hub.
| Project | Stage | Operator, developer or owner | Hyperscaler or AI tenant | Announced | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI hub (Visakhapatnam) Andhra Pradesh | Under construction | Google, AdaniConneX, Nxtra by Airtel | not stated | 2025-10-14 | not stated |
Capacity, forecasts and market share: India
Every number is shown as published, with its basis, date and source. Figures with different bases (IT power, grid connection, electricity use) or from different sources are never added or blended. Where no figure exists we say not publicly reported. CoolPower makes no forecasts of its own.
Current capacity and pipeline
| Figure | What it measures | State | Period or as of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about 1.8 GW Third-party reported | IT power Operational data centre capacity, Cushman & Wakefield Source statement (paraphrased): "operational capacity nearly 1.8 GW" | Operational | 2026 H1 | Cushman & Wakefield (opens in a new tab) Published 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
| about 3.9 GW Third-party reported | IT power Pipeline capacity (under construction and planned together, not split in the source) Source statement (paraphrased): "pipeline nearly 3.9 GW" | Planned | 2026 H1 | Cushman & Wakefield (opens in a new tab) Published 2026. Accessed 19 Oct 2026. |
Forecasts and scenarios
Forecast: not publicly reported by a named publisher in a source we could check.
Cloud market share
Provider market share: not publicly reported. No public provider market share by country was found except mainland China (Omdia via DCD). Every other country page shows not publicly reported.
Cloud regions in India
A cloud region is a provider's service area. It is not a data centre campus and has no MW figure here.
No cloud regions recorded.
Policy timeline
No policy records published.
Operators and developers
- Google Hyperscaler, Developer, Occupier
- AdaniConneX Developer, Colocation owner
- Nxtra by Airtel Colocation owner, Colocation operator
Sources (5), last checked 19 Oct 2026
- India data centre update H1 2026 (opens in a new tab), Cushman & Wakefield, published 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Our first AI hub in India, powered by a $15 billion investment (opens in a new tab), Google (India blog), published 14 Oct 2025, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Google breaks ground on India AI hub (opens in a new tab), Google Cloud Press Corner, published 28 Apr 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Data Center (integrated annual report 2026) (opens in a new tab), Adani Enterprises, published 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
- Regulation 30 disclosure on Nxtra Data (opens in a new tab), Bharti Airtel (stock exchange disclosure), published 30 Mar 2026, accessed 19 Oct 2026
Last checked 19 Oct 2026 by CoolPower Index research (automated, sourced). Report a correction.