Reliance Industries will set up a 1-gigawatt artificial intelligence data centre in Andhra Pradesh, marking another major technology investment in the state shortly after Google announced its $15-billion AI data centre project in Visakhapatnam. The MoU between the Andhra Pradesh government and RIL was signed on Friday at the CII Partnership Summit 2025 in Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, IT & Industries Minister Nara Lokesh and Reliance Industries executive director PMS Prasad.
Naidu said the proposed data centre in Vizag will operate as a twin to RIL’s gigawatt-scale AI data centre in Jamnagar, together forming one of Asia’s strongest AI infrastructure networks. Designed as a fully modular and future-ready facility, the Vizag unit will be capable of hosting the most advanced processors including graphics processing units (GPU) and Tensor processing units (TPU). To power the data centre sustainably, Reliance will also set up a 6-GWp solar power project in the state, which Naidu said will double Andhra Pradesh’s current ground-mounted solar capacity, contribute over 30% of its renewable energy and unlock the state’s solar potential.
In addition to the AI infrastructure, RIL will develop a greenfield integrated food park in Kurnool on 170 acres allotted by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. The facility will produce packaged drinking water, beverages, chocolates, snacks, atta and other processed foods. Naidu said the food park will generate several thousand direct and indirect jobs and create sustained income opportunities for families across Rayalaseema.
In total, RIL and the Andhra Pradesh government signed 14 MoUs on Friday, including agreements to set up integrated compressed biogas hubs aimed at supporting natural farming and improving soil health. The announcements add to Reliance’s existing presence in the state, where it has already invested more than $25 billion across oil and gas, digital services and retail.
PMS Prasad said Reliance’s investments are aligned with the state’s long-term development goals. “Andhra Pradesh is rising with purpose and intent. Reliance is not here just to invest. We are here to build. We are here to empower and to serve. Together, we will create a brighter, cleaner, smarter and more prosperous Andhra Pradesh, not only for this generation, but for many generations to come,” he said.
