AP Secures Agreements for 6.5 GW Data Centre Capacity, says Lokesh

Andhra Pradesh has secured agreements for its targeted 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of data centre capacity, with projects now moving towards execution, the State Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh said on Thursday. 

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the 13th Annual Forum 2026: India 3.0 – Engaging for Growth in a Disrupted World, the minister said the state had completed the agreements required to meet its data centre capacity



target.

Our mandate is to do a 6.5 gigawatts of data center compute capacity in Andhra Pradesh, and we have already achieved it. I mean, as in we have done all the agreements and the projects are getting grounded," he said. 

The minister's remarks came in response to a question about the progress of Google's AI data centre project in Andhra Pradesh and concerns raised by local communities over its potential impact on water resources.