Google will invest $6 billion to develop a 1-gigawatt data centre and its power infrastructure in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the Alphabet unit's first such investment in India, government sources said on Wednesday.

Google will invest $6 billion in Andhra Pradesh to build Asia's largest data centre in Visakhapatnam. The 1-GW facility will run on renewable energy and marks Google's first major data infrastructure project in India.

Google (GOOG/GOOGL) is reportedly expanding its footprint in India with a new $6 billion investment to develop a 1-gigawatt data center and power infrastructure. According to a report by Reuters, the tech giant is eyeing the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh for this venture.

Google has unveiled plans for a US$6 billion investment to establish a 1-gigawatt data centre and accompanying power infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pra

Andhra Pradesh aims to significantly expand its data centre capacity and energy supply, targeting 6GW over the next five years.

Rs. 1.75 lakh crore will be allocated towards renewable energy for those data centres. - Andhra Pradesh aims at 6GW of data centres within five years. - Google to introduce 1.6GW data centres in next 24 months.

Out of the total investment, $2 billion is earmarked for developing renewable energy capacity to power the facility. The project is poised to become the largest data centre in Asia both in terms of capacity and investment,

Google will invest $6 billion to set up a 1 GW data center in Visakhapatnam, with $2 billion of that earmarked for renewable energy development.