For the first time in Telangana, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to invest Rs60,000 crores to expand its data centre infrastructure in Hyderabad.
This was announced during a meeting between Telangana delegation led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu with AWS top brass at Davos, World Economic Forum.
AWS Vice President of Global Public Policy, Michael Punke represented AWS.
The meeting showcased the state government’s policies in action which has created a perfect environment for data centre development.
The new Rs60,000 crore investment will further strengthen AWS’s presence in Telangana with more data centres in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad will be the data centre capital of India, said Minister D. Sridhar Babu.
AWS has been a long term partner in Telangana’s digital journey. The company had earlier announced a USD 4.4 billion (Rs36,000 crore) investment by 2030 to enhance cloud infrastructure in the state.
AWS has already set up three operational data centre sites in Telangana with an investment of $1 billion (approximately Rs8,000 crore).
To facilitate this new phase of expansion, AWS has requested for additional land and the state government has agreed to it.
Welcoming the investment, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said, "We are delighted with the growth of confidence of global businesses like Amazon to making huge investments as never before in our state now. The efforts of the last one year have truly borne fruit. This is TelanganaRising vision at work."
Minister D. Sridhar Babu said, "With this deal, Hyderabad is set to be recognised as the Data Centres hub of India and an undisputed leader in the space."
AWS’s investment in Telangana is a testament to its support to the state’s digital agenda. Hyderabad AWS Region will be the engine for growth of cloud, AI and advanced computing in India.
