New Delhi: Gautam Adani, Founder and Chairman of the Adani Group, has said that India stands at the intersection of clean energy and artificial intelligence, calling them the twin forces that will shape the century ahead.
In a post on X, Adani shared a link to his article published in The Times of India, where he wrote about how the Adani-Google partnership at Visakhapatnam could help build an India-led, energy-efficient AI future. “It is a pleasure to share my thoughts in The Times of India on how the Adani-Google partnership at Vizag can help shape an India-led, energy-efficient AI future. Our goal is clear: make India the world’s most sustainable intelligence hub,” he said.
Adani described the $15 billion collaboration between Google and the Adani Group to develop India’s largest AI and data centre hub in Visakhapatnam as a fundamental rethinking of national infrastructure. “This is not simply an investment; it is a strategic move to position India at the centre of the global AI economy,” he said.
The project, led by Adani Enterprises through its joint venture AdaniConneX, will create a gigawatt-scale data centre campus powered by renewable energy. Scheduled to be built over five years from 2026 to 2030, the AI hub will be connected through a subsea cable network and is expected to drive large-scale AI workloads and digital innovation across the country.
According to a statement released last month, the initiative will be developed in partnership with AdaniConneX and Airtel. It will include new investments in renewable energy generation, transmission infrastructure, and energy storage facilities in Andhra Pradesh to ensure sustainable power for the campus.
Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said the collaboration is about preparing India for the AI age. “To unlock India’s massive potential in the AI age, we are investing in the Google AI hub, which will provide the critical foundation to drive growth and enable businesses, researchers, and creators to build and scale with AI,” he said.
Kurian added that working with Adani would help Google bring its capabilities closer to local communities, ensuring the performance, security, and scalability needed to innovate on a global scale.
The Adani-Google partnership represents a major step in aligning India’s clean energy ambitions with its technological aspirations, positioning the country as a leader in sustainable AI infrastructure.
BI Bureau
