Ahmedabad, India – India’s Adani Group has set out plans to allocate US$100 billion by 2035 towards the development of data centre facilities powered by renewable energy and designed to support AI applications. The programme represents one of the largest private sector commitments to digital infrastructure in the country.
The initiative is intended to establish an integrated domestic platform combining energy generation and advanced computing capabilities. It estimates that the programme could encourage a further US$150b in associated spending across areas such as server infrastructure, cloud services, electrical systems and supporting technologies, contributing to a wider AI-related market valued at approximately US$250b.
Following the initiative, AdaniConnex will expand its operational data centre capacity from 2 GWto 5 GW across several campuses nationwide. The facilities are expected to combine renewable power supply, strengthened grid reliability, and high-density computing environments within a unified system.
“Nations that integrate energy and computing capacity would define the next phase of technological growth,” Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, stated.
Adani is also working with Google on the development of a large-scale AI-focused campus in Visakhapatnam, located in Andhra Pradesh. Additional sites are being advanced in Noida within the Delhi National Capital Region. Separate collaborations with Microsoft are also underway in Hyderabad, Telangana, and Pune, Maharashtra. The company has indicated that further discussions are taking place with other international technology providers regarding additional projects.
The planned data centres are expected to feature liquid-based cooling systems, energy-efficient power configurations and dedicated infrastructure for domestically developed LLMs and national data programmes. Part of the graphics processing capacity will be allocated to Indian start-ups, research bodies and deep-technology enterprises to support domestic innovation.
