Adani Bets $100 Billion on Data Centres to Power India’s AI Ambitions

Adani Enterprises has announced plans to invest $100 billion in renewable-powered, AI-ready data centres by 2035, marking a major step in India’s push to become a key player in the global artificial intelligence landscape.

The investment aims to build a network of data centres designed to support large-scale AI computing, while integrating renewable energy and resilient power infrastructure. The company expects this initiative to stimulate an additional $150 billion in related sectors such as server manufacturing and sovereign cloud services, potentially creating a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem over the next decade.

India has recently seen increased spending in AI infrastructure from global technology companies including Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, alongside domestic firms such as Reliance and TCS. Analysts view data centres as India’s most viable path to gaining influence in the AI economy, given its limited presence in semiconductor manufacturing.

Adani plans to expand its existing 2 gigawatts of data centre capacity to 5 gigawatts, positioning itself to build one of the world’s largest integrated platforms for AI operations. The group will also invest $55 billion in renewable energy expansion, including large-scale battery storage systems.

The company is already collaborating with Google on an AI data centre project and will expand its partnership with Flipkart to develop another facility. Discussions with additional partners are ongoing.