Pranav Hotkar
New Delhi, India - February 17, 2026 - Adani Group has announced plans to invest about USD 100 billion to build renewable-energy-powered artificial intelligence data center infrastructure in India by 2035, positioning the company as a vertically integrated supplier of compute capacity and electricity for the country’s fast-growing digital economy.
The conglomerate said the investment will combine large-scale green power generation, transmission networks, and hyperscale facilities designed specifically for AI workloads, which require significantly higher and more consistent power than traditional cloud computing.
Company officials described the program as part of a long-term effort to support domestic AI development while reducing reliance on imported compute capacity. The planned facilities are intended to run primarily on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, aligned with India’s decarbonization goals and rising demand for sustainable digital infrastructure.
Industry analysts say AI training clusters can consume multiple gigawatts of continuous electricity, pushing infrastructure providers to co-locate generation and compute. The integrated model allows operators to control energy pricing, reliability, and scalability, factors increasingly critical for hyperscale deployments.
The announcement comes as global technology companies and infrastructure operators accelerate construction of high-density data centers to support generative AI applications. India’s market has seen particularly strong growth due to data localization requirements, enterprise digitization, and expanding cloud adoption.
Financial media reported that the investment could also catalyze broader ecosystem spending across fiber connectivity, semiconductor supply chains, and cooling technologies, multiplying the economic impact beyond the initial capital outlay.
Shares of several group companies moved higher following the announcement, reflecting investor expectations that long-term demand for AI infrastructure will continue to expand through the next decade.
If completed as outlined, the initiative would rank among the largest single national commitments to AI-focused data center infrastructure, reinforcing India’s push to build sovereign compute capacity and compete in the global artificial intelligence economy.
