Sources report that Google is moving forward with one of its most ambitious projects on the Asian mainland: a campus of data center campus 1 GW data center campus in Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The projected investment of this development is $6 billion.
About the new data center
The facility will have a capacity of 1 gigawatt of IT infrastructure, positioning it as the largest data center by investment and throughput in both India and Asia. This campus will serve as a hub for Google Cloud operations and will support high-traffic services such as Search, YouTube and Android.
The chosen region is connected with the strategy of Google’s strategy s strategy of consolidating infrastructure in India’s eastern corridor, from where it will also boost the company’s presence in Southeast Asia.
Renewable energy integrated from the design phase
Of the total budget, Google has earmarked US$2 billion for the development of renewable energies that will directly power the operation of the campus. This is in response to the goal of operating with carbon-free energy 24 hours a day.
This energy integration is aligned with India’s national plans to increase the share of clean sources in the energy mix, and reinforces Google’s stance on climate change.
Sustainability magazine portal reports that the campus will be key to expanding sovereign cloud capabilities in collaboration with Airtel Business, hosting solutions designed for India’s regulated sectors and state agencies.
In terms of connectivity, the new campus will be linked to the Blue Raman submarine cable system, the Indian segment of which will be operational by the end of 2025. This link will increase bandwidth between India and other global markets, improving availability and fault tolerance between regions.
According to Energy digital, this mega-project is part of Google’s global Google’s global initiative to invest US$75 billion in data centers through 2025. In India, it comes on top of the previous US$10 billion commitment announced in 2020 to support digital growth, which included infrastructure initiatives, affordable smartphones and support for local providers.
Source: Data Centre Magazine
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