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(Sharecast News) - India's Adani Group unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest $100bn by 2035 to build renewable energy-powered, AI-ready data centres, marking what multiple media outlets described as the largest such commitment in India to date and a significant push to position the country in the global artificial intelligence race.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the initiative would expand the conglomerate's data-centre portfolio to five gigawatts from an existing two gigawatt plan, creating what the company said would be the world's largest integrated data-centre platform.
The project would be developed through AdaniConnex, its joint venture with Virginia-based EdgeConneX, and build on existing partnerships with major US technology firms.
Reuters reported that the $100bn investment was expected to catalyse a further $150bn of spending across related sectors, including server manufacturing, sovereign cloud platforms and electrical infrastructure, potentially creating a $250bn AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the next decade.
Adani would also reportedly invest $55bn to expand its renewable energy portfolio, including battery storage systems, to underpin the data-centre buildout.
The expansion came amid a surge of AI-related investment in India.
As noted by CNBC, Alphabet's Google had pledged $15bn over five years to develop AI data centres and undersea cable links in the country, while Microsoft had committed $17.5bn to expand cloud and AI infrastructure.
Other global technology companies, including Amazon and Meta Platforms, alongside domestic groups such as Reliance and TCS, were also said to be ramping up AI investments.
Adani said the new capacity would support Indian large language models and national data initiatives, aiming to ensure long-term data sovereignty.
The company said it also planned to reduce exposure to global supply-chain volatility by investing in domestic production of critical components such as high-capacity transformers and grid systems.
Cable landing stations at Adani-operated ports were expected to provide low-latency global connectivity.
The conglomerate would also deepen its partnership with Walmart-owned Flipkart by developing a second AI data centre to support digital commerce operations and said it was in discussions with other major players to establish large-scale campuses across India.
In comments cited by Reuters and CNBC, chairman Gautam Adani said India would seek to shape, rather than follow, the AI century, framing the investment as part of a broader ambition to link renewable energy, grid resilience and advanced computing.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.