Synopsis
Google Cloud is building a massive AI-ready data centre in Vishakhapatnam. It will have a capacity of 5 gigawatts. This investment is Google's largest in India. The project will be completed over five years. The new campus will be part of Google's global network. It will enhance data transfer capabilities.Listen to this article in summarized format
Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing Google Cloud Next 2026 annual summit here, Kurian said as part of a select media roundtable that the upcoming campus will have multiple data centres.
"And then, that goes up to 5 GW. That is a very, very large campus," he said. Set to be made over five years (2026-2030), the investment is Google's largest investment in India to date, and the single largest investment by the tech major outside the US.
When operational, the new data centre campus will join Google's network of existing AI data centres that spans 12 countries. Google Cloud is capable of transferring workflows between the centres in times of crisis, doing so most recently after the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. Asked how India's move towards data localisation impacts the potential free flow of data between Google Cloud data centres, Kurian pointed out governments have waived data localisation mandates during moments of crisis.
(The writer is at Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas at the invitation of Google)
