Adani Group is in preliminary discussions with Meta Platforms and Google to forge partnerships in its fast-expanding data center business, according to people familiar with the matter. Walmart-owned Flipkart is also engaged in separate talks with the group. The negotiations remain private and at an early stage, with no specific sites finalised so far.
Hyperscalers Eye India’s Growing Compute Demand
The discussions form part of Adani’s broader $100 billion push into digital infrastructure. The group aims to position itself as a primary supplier of both land and renewable energy for hyperscale facilities across India. These resources are critical for AI and cloud services worldwide.
Meta and Google rank among the largest consumers of data center capacity globally. Their services depend on massive, continuously operating server networks. Any partnership with Adani would likely involve long-term capacity commitments. This would give tech companies access to quickly scalable infrastructure in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.
The talks carry added significance given the competitive dynamics already at play. Meta holds an existing partnership with Reliance Industries — one of Adani Group’s most prominent rivals — for data centers and open-source AI solutions. Google, meanwhile, has separately committed investment to expand data center capacity in Andhra Pradesh.
AdaniConnex at the Centre of the Strategy
The latest negotiations build on the foundation of AdaniConnex, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and US-based EdgeConneX. Through this platform, Adani is already developing large campuses in Visakhapatnam, Noida, Hyderabad, and Pune. Additional sites are under evaluation across multiple Indian states.
AdaniConnex currently holds a 2 gigawatt (GW) national data center network. The group plans to scale this to 5 GW as part of its long-term buildout. The Visakhapatnam campus is already anchored by an existing partnership with Google, announced in October 2025, to develop a major AI infrastructure hub at the site.
The current negotiations mark a fresh phase of engagement beyond those earlier commitments, according to sources. Adani’s competitive edge lies in its control over energy resources. The group is one of India’s largest renewable energy developers and plans to link its data center expansion with a parallel clean energy and battery storage investment.
Flipkart Partnership Moves Into AI Territory
While talks with Meta and Google remain exploratory, Adani’s engagement with Flipkart is more developed. The two companies first partnered in 2021 to develop a Tier IV data center at AdaniConnex’s Chennai facility. Adani is now planning a second, purpose-built AI-focused data center tailored specifically to Flipkart’s needs.
Unlike traditional colocation facilities, this new infrastructure will support high-performance computing environments. It will handle advanced AI workloads, real-time data processing, and large-scale digital commerce operations.
India’s Data Center Race Intensifies
The Adani-led conversations reflect broader momentum in India’s digital infrastructure sector. Multiple domestic and global players are accelerating investment. Reliance Industries has committed to large-scale data center development. Microsoft has outlined AI and cloud infrastructure plans for the country. OpenAI has also indicated interest in building a gigawatt-scale facility as part of its Stargate initiative.
India offers a combination of factors that attract hyperscale interest. The country has a vast and rapidly growing internet user base. Enterprise cloud adoption is rising sharply. Data localisation requirements are tightening. Together, these dynamics create strong and sustained demand for domestic data storage and processing capacity.
According to KPMG, India’s data center capacity is projected to grow fivefold by 2030 to exceed 8 GW, with capital expenditures expected to surpass $30 billion. For Adani, securing Meta and Google as partners would accelerate the pace of that buildout while providing the stable anchor tenancy that large-scale infrastructure requires.
For the India data center market, these talks signal a decisive shift. Global hyperscalers are no longer just investing in India. They are now seeking to co-develop the physical infrastructure layer itself — and Adani, with its integrated model of land, energy, and connectivity, is positioning itself as the partner of choice.
