Google’s $15B AI hub in Vizag, CtrlS’s ₹10,000-cr Telangana data cluster, Microsoft’s Hyderabad expansion and more — the five largest upcoming investments reshaping AP & Telangana in 2025. Jobs, power needs, timelines and what businesses should do next.
AP & Telangana are suddenly at the centre of India’s AI infrastructure race
India’s tech map is redrawing fast. In 2025 a string of headline investments landed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana — big-enough bets that will change local labour markets, power grids and regional economies for a generation. Below are the five biggest projects to watch, the real numbers behind them, and practical next steps for startups, suppliers and job-seekers.
5 Big Corporate Investments Coming to AP & Telangana
1) Google + AdaniConneX + Airtel — $15 billion AI & data-centre hub (Visakhapatnam, AP)
What: Google announced a landmark AI hub and hyperscale data-centre campus in Visakhapatnam, with AdaniConneX and Bharti Airtel as ecosystem partners. The project includes a gigawatt-scale data centre, subsea cable landing(s) and renewable-energy commitments.
This is Google’s biggest infrastructure bet in India and will directly improve latency for AI services, power massive compute demand and create both construction and long-term operations jobs. Expect multi-thousand direct jobs during build and tens of thousands indirectly across suppliers and services.
When will it start?
The plan is staged over several years (2026–2030 rollout windows have been discussed), with initial construction and grid upgrades first.
2) CtrlS — ₹10,000 crore / 400MW AI datacentre cluster (Telangana)
What: CtrlS signed an MoU to build a 400MW AI-ready datacentre cluster in Telangana (investment ~₹10,000 crore). The facility targets sovereign compute needs and AI supercomputing workloads.
Why it matters: 400MW is huge for a single region — it implies serious grid coordination, cooling and renewable energy procurement. For Telangana this cluster will anchor AI startups, attract system integrators and create data-ops career tracks locally.
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Will this make Hyderabad the AI capital?
It’s a major building block. Hyderabad already has AI parks and will likely benefit disproportionately if training and talent linkages scale.
3) Microsoft — Major Hyderabad data-centre expansion (Telangana)
What: Microsoft committed significant capital to expand hyperscale data-centres and AI infrastructure in Hyderabad — publicly discussed investments run into the multi-thousand crore range (reports cited ~₹15,000 crore increments over time).
Why it matters: Microsoft’s investment signals confidence in Hyderabad’s cloud ecosystem and will help enterprises adopt AI-ready cloud services with local data residency options. Expect demand for Azure-certified engineers and cloud-ops specialists.
4) NVIDIA — AI CoE & skills push in Telangana
What: NVIDIA has partnered with Telangana to set up AI Centres of Excellence and large-scale training programs (thousands of students via the Deep Learning Institute). NVIDIA’s chip partnerships with Indian conglomerates are also powering regional compute projects.
Why it matters: Hardware + skills = velocity. NVIDIA provides the GPU stack and training frameworks; that combination accelerates local research, startups and model-training projects. For students it means clear, high-value pathways into AI roles.
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5) IBM & Bharti Airtel — Cloud expansion & Multizone Regions
What: IBM partnered with Bharti Airtel to expand cloud services via Airtel Cloud and to launch Multizone Regions for resilient enterprise workloads — moves that will strengthen enterprise cloud availability across Indian states including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Why it matters: This isn’t just a product launch — it’s infrastructure that governments, banks and health providers will use. Local systems integrators, managed-service providers and cybersecurity vendors will see increased demand for certified talent and projects.
These investments are infrastructure-scale bets — not short TV cycles. If the partners deliver on renewables and skills, AP & Telangana could generate durable tech ecosystems (and real career ladders) — but the next 12–36 months will be the proving ground.
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