Adani's $100 Billion Bet on India's AI Future

The Adani Group has announced a $100-billion investment in renewable-energy-powered AI-ready data centers by 2035, aiming to establish India's leadership in AI technology. This initiative aims to create a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem and strengthen partnerships with major tech companies in India.

The Adani Group announced a monumental $100-billion investment to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centers by 2035, marking it as one of the largest energy-compute initiatives globally. The plan also aims to catalyze an extra $150 billion across server manufacturing, cloud platforms, and supporting industries.

According to Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, the world is entering an unprecedented intelligence revolution, with nations mastering energy-compute symmetry poised to lead. He stated that India is uniquely positioned to be a leader, not merely a consumer, in the AI age. The strategy builds on AdaniConneX's existing 2 GW national data center platform, aspiring to reach a 5 GW target.

The company has secured partnerships with tech giants like Google for a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Visakhapatnam, and similar projects with Microsoft in Hyderabad and Pune. Discussions are ongoing with other major players for campuses across India. Collaboration with Flipkart will see the development of a second AI data center for handling high-performance AI workloads and emerging digital commerce needs.

(With inputs from agencies.)