Adani Group to invest $100B in Renewable-based AI Data Centers across India by 2035

Ports-to-power giant plans nationwide green AI data centers, targeting a $250 billion ecosystem over the next decade.

The ports-to-power company Adani Group aims to invest a total of $100 billion to build AI-based data centers that are powered by renewable energy by 2035 in an attempt to take advantage of India's efforts to establish itself as the hub for AI infrastructure. According to a statement released by flagship Adani Enterprises on Tuesday, the investment is anticipated to "catalyze" an additional $150 billion in investments across advanced electrical infrastructure, server manufacturing, and related sectors, potentially fostering a 250 billion-dollar AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the course of ten years.

Deep-pocketed giant businesses from around the world, including Google, Amazon, and Reliance Industries, have committed to investing several billion dollars to establish data centers in India. This is due to the country's quick adoption of AI enterprises, lower construction costs (when compared to other locations), and government-mandated data localization standards. According to the company, the new investment would extend AdaniConneX's current 2 GW national data center, which is growing toward a 5 GW goal with the support of networks with tech giants Microsoft and Google.

Adani Enterprises and Google announced a $15 billion partnership in October of last year through their joint venture, AdaniConneX. The project will build India's largest AI data center hub and energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam.

The Adani Group will work with Walmart's Flipkart to build a second AI data center to support Flipkart's AI workloads and next-generation digital commerce, the company said, adding that it is also in talks with other significant players looking to construct large-scale data center campuses throughout India.

The announcement comes as New Delhi organizes the first AI Impact Summit, which will be attended by prominent international tech executives such as Sundar Pichai of Google, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei of Anthropic. At Adani, individuals can expand into the full five-layer AI stack with a focus on India's technical sovereignty, building on their base in data centers and green energy.