Visakhapatnam, India, November 14, 2025- Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop a 1 GW AI-ready data centre campus, marking one of the largest single-site AI infrastructure commitments announced in India to date.
The agreement was formalised during the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and IT Minister Nara Lokesh.
RIL said the new facility will operate as a twin site to its upcoming Jamnagar AI data centre, creating a dual-hub architecture for large-scale compute and enterprise AI workloads. As part of the same announcement, the company confirmed plans to establish a 6 GWp solar power project in Andhra Pradesh, aimed at supporting long-term clean-energy supply for the data centre and adjacent industrial operations.
“Our strategic partnership with Andhra Pradesh will accelerate the state’s vision to become a global AI and digital infrastructure leader,” said P. M. S. Prasad, Executive Director of RIL, according to statements carried by local media. “The combination of large-scale data infrastructure and renewable energy positions Andhra Pradesh at the centre of India’s AI transformation.”
State officials said the project underscores the administration’s push to attract hyperscale digital investments, building on recent commitments from global cloud and infrastructure providers. The government highlighted that the combination of a 1 GW AI facility and multi-gigawatt renewable capacity aligns with its long-term vision for sustainable digital growth.
“The scale of this investment sends a powerful signal about Andhra Pradesh’s competitiveness and readiness to host next-generation AI infrastructure,” a senior AP official said at the summit.
The MoU outlines the broad development framework; detailed timelines, permitting milestones and grid-integration plans are expected to follow in subsequent phases. Analysts note that the 6 GWp solar commitment positions RIL to address the steep energy demands of AI training and inference clusters while supporting India’s broader push for clean-power-backed data centres.
The announcement adds to a growing wave of hyperscale infrastructure projects across India as companies race to secure domestic compute capacity for cloud, AI, and sovereign digital services growth.
