Adani Group Eyes AI Data Centres, Nuclear Power in Major Expansion Push
India set to become a hub for hyperscale AI data centres as Adani leverages renewable and nuclear energy for expansion
India, Dec 22 : The Adani Group is set to aggressively expand its artificial intelligence (AI) data centre footprint in India, with plans to build the supporting energy infrastructure, including potential nuclear power plants. Jeet Adani, youngest son of billionaire Gautam Adani, told Nikkei Asia that demand for AI data centres is growing faster than expected, pushing the Group’s growth targets beyond projections set for 2030.
Major Investments and Strategic Focus
The group plans to invest around Rs 1 trillion over the next five years across new and existing airports, while also committing up to $5 billion for AI data centre projects for global tech firms like Google. Key locations for the centres include Vizag, Navi Mumbai, Noida, and Hyderabad, with an eventual aim to develop capacities exceeding 1 gigawatt.
Jeet Adani clarified that the Group will focus solely on physical infrastructure, power, and support systems for data centres, leaving cloud operations and computing equipment to technology partners.
Renewable and Nuclear Energy Plans
To meet the energy intensive demands of AI data centres, the Adani Group will leverage its clean energy base, including solar and wind power through Adani Green Energy. Simultaneously, the Group is exploring nuclear energy, which could play a vital role in long-term energy requirements for hyperscale operations. Reactor construction, if pursued, would be handled by specialised partners while the Group owns and operates the plants.
The move comes shortly after Parliament passed the SHANTI Bill, opening India’s nuclear sector to private companies and aiming to increase nuclear capacity from 8 GW to 100 GW by 2047. Jeet Adani highlighted India’s potential to attract 10 GW of hyperscale AI data centre capacity in the next five years, generating demand for 50 GW of renewable electricity.
Positioning India as a Global AI Hub
According to Jeet Adani, India’s lower costs and recent energy policy reforms provide a “natural advantage” for building AI data centres. With this expansion, the Adani Group positions itself as a key player in both AI infrastructure and the emerging private nuclear energy market, supporting India’s ambitions to become a global hub for technology and energy innovation.
Brief: Adani Group eyes $5 billion AI data centre expansion in India, leveraging renewable and potential nuclear energy to power hyperscale infrastructure for global tech companies.
