Mumbai and Hyderabad datacenter expansion forms part of broader $48B five-year investment pledge
Amazon has promised a $13 billion chunk of its mammoth capex plans to build AI and cloud infrastructure in India.The cloud services and software giant has said it expects $200 billion capex for 2026 as, like other vendors in the market, it struggles to build compute capacity to support the expected explosion in demand for AI services.Having announced a $35 billion investment in India in 2025, Amazon's commitments in the country between 2010 and 2030 total more than $88 billion, some of which is for new retail fulfillment centers and delivery stations.
The new $13 billion is earmarked for AI and cloud infrastructure, including additional AWS datacenter capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad. AWS promises startups, enterprises, and government organizations access to custom AI chips, managed AI services, cloud technologies, and developer tools.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced the news following a meeting with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi."As we grow Amazon in India, our business priorities align with India's priorities of democratizing access to AI, digitizing small businesses, creating jobs, and enabling exports, and we are investing over $48 billion in the coming five years to meet the strong demand across our business in India and to help India achieve these priorities. We are inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision of a Viksit and Atmanirbhar Bharat [Developed and Self-Reliant India], we are committed to being a long-term partner in India's growth story," Jassy said.
