Major AI data-centre campus planned near Hyderabad; ₹70,000 crore investment to create about 7,000 jobs
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)'s specialised arm for data centres, HyperVault, has announced plans to invest ₹70,000 crore to develop a gigawatt-scale artificial intelligence data-centre campus in the Hyderabad region. The facility will be built on 264 acres at Bharat Future City and is planned to support frontier AI companies, hyperscalers and global enterprises, the company said.
The announcement followed a meeting between a TCS delegation led by its CEO and managing director, K Krithivasan, and Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at the state secretariat. According to company statements, the campus is expected to generate around 7,000 direct and indirect jobs across technical, construction, engineering and operations roles, and to be ready within 18 to 24 months from the start of development.
- Investment: ₹70,000 crore
- Land allocated: 264 acres at Bharat Future City
- Employment: About 7,000 direct and indirect jobs
- Timeline: Functional within 18–24 months
HyperVault's managing director and CEO, Deepesh Kiran Nanda, said the campus would be designed for high rack-density compute, liquid cooling, large power blocks and next-generation GPU systems to support AI training, inference and advanced computing workloads. The company pointed out that the facility will target rack densities in excess of 170 kW, a level they say is among the highest globally.
“This will be the first time that India will witness high rack density compute of more than 170 kW. The data centre will be on a par or even ahead of anything that has been built globally,” HyperVault said.
Phased development with green and water-neutral design
TCS said the campus will be developed in phases according to customer demand and evolving technology requirements. The project documentation highlights plans for incorporating green energy and a water-neutral design, reflecting industry trends for sustainable hyperscale computing. The facility will be optimised for GPU deployments and future AI hardware advances.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy welcomed the investment and noted TCS's existing presence in the city. In comments reported after the meeting, the chief minister described the development as part of his long-term vision for Bharat Future City, and urged the TCS team to target inauguration by Telangana Formation Day on 2 June 2028.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Investment | ₹70,000 crore |
| Land | 264 acres (Bharat Future City) |
| Jobs (direct & indirect) | About 7,000 |
| Expected operational timeline | 18–24 months |
Local impact and context
The proposed campus would significantly expand Hyderabad's role in the national and global AI infrastructure landscape. TCS already employs more than 83,000 people in Hyderabad, the company said, and this facility is aimed at catering to high-performance computing needs of leading AI firms, including frontier AI companies and multinational cloud providers.
Officials say the project is designed to meet large power and cooling requirements, with liquid cooling and high-density racks that can support next-generation GPU systems. Such specifications indicate an orientation towards AI training clusters and inference farms that require concentrated power and sophisticated thermal management.
While the announcement signals a major industry vote of confidence in Telangana's ability to host hyperscale infrastructure, it also raises questions for local planners about power provisioning, grid resilience, water use, land use planning and the pace of related infrastructure development. TCS and state authorities have highlighted sustainability measures; detailed environmental and utility clearances will be required as the project proceeds.
Construction and phased commissioning will also create opportunities for local suppliers, engineering contractors and skilled technical talent. Hyderabad's growing ecosystem of data-centre services, semiconductor and IT talent could find new demand from large-scale GPU deployments, training clusters and associated support services.
Further details on project timelines, phased investments and customer commitments were not disclosed in the initial announcement. TCS said the campus will be developed based on customer demand and evolving technology requirements, signalling a flexible, demand-driven approach to the buildout.
As Telangana positions itself to compete for global data-centre investments, the HyperVault plan is likely to become a key test of the state's capacity to deliver power, connectivity and sustainability at scale for next-generation AI infrastructure.
