{"id":2869,"date":"2026-02-17T23:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:50:08","slug":"128485473-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=2869","title":{"rendered":"Adani bets big on AI data centres, to invest $100bn &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128485534,imgsize-1162830,width-400,resizemode-4\/adani-group.jpg\" alt=\"Adani bets big on AI data centres, to invest $100bn\" title=\"Representative image \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/adani-group\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Adani Group<\/a> will invest $100 billion to build renewable energy-powered AI-ready data centres by 2035 as the ports-to-power conglomerate seeks to cash in on India&#8217;s attempt to pitch itself as the hub of AI infrastructure.<!-- --> The investment is expected to &#8220;catalyse&#8221; an additional $150 billion investment across server manufacturing, advanced electrical infrastructure and related sectors, potentially fueling a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the decade, flagship Adani Enterprises said in a statement on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>From Google to Amazon and Reliance Industries, deep-pocketed business giants from across the world have pledged several billion dollars of investments to set up data centres in India, fueled by rapid adoption of AI by enterprises, lower costs (of building data centres compared to other places) and data localisation norms mandated by the govt. <!-- -->The recent investment will build on AdaniConneX&#8217;s existing 2GW national data centre which is expanding towards a 5GW target, helped by partnerships with tech majors Google and Microsoft, the company said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>In Oct last year, Adani Enterprises through its joint venture company AdaniConneX announced a partnership with Google, which is spending $15 billion to build India&#8217;s largest AI data centre hub and energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>With Microsoft, it is setting up campuses across Hyderabad and Pune, the statement indicated without sharing additional details.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The Adani Group is also in discussions with other major players looking to build large-scale data centre campuses across India, it said, adding that the company will also partner with Walmart&#8217;s Flipkart to develop a second AI data centre to support Flipkart&#8217;s AI workloads and next-generation digital commerce.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The announcement coincides with the inaugural AI Impact summit being hosted by New Delhi where top global tech leaders including Google&#8217;s Sundar Pichai, OpenAI&#8217;s Sam Altman and Anthropic&#8217;s Dario Amodei will be in attendance. &#8220;At Adani, we are building on our foundation in data centres and green energy to expand into the complete five-layer AI stack focused on India&#8217;s technological sovereignty. 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