Reliance Industries has received state approval to invest about $17 billion in a data centre project in Visakhapatnam. The proposal was cleared by Andhra Pradesh’s Investment Promotion Committee and the plan includes both the data centre cluster and a captive renewable energy facility to meet power demand. The proposed capacity is 1.5 gigawatts, which would make it the largest data centre cluster in India. It is larger than the 1 GW project being developed by Google in the same region.
In the first phase, a 500 MW data centre is proposed at Polipalli village, with commercial operations expected by October 2028, while the second phase will add 1 GW capacity at Bhogapuram by 2030. The full project is expected to come up near the upcoming Bhogapuram airport, close to Visakhapatnam.
For the development of the project, Reliance Industries has sought around 935 acres. This includes 300 acres for the first phase and 635 acres for the second phase. Additional land has been set apart for a cable landing station and an 80-acre desalination plant, which will support water requirements for operations.
The project also includes a solar and battery storage facility. The approved solar installation has a capacity of 9,000 MW-peak, with output of up to 6,600 MW alternating current. Out of the total investment, about ₹1.08 lakh crore is allocated to the data centre, while ₹51,300 crore is for the renewable energy project.
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