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Google’s India AI hub cleared for 2.51GW, not 1GW, the Guardian reports
Villagers in Tarluvada say land was taken for the $15bn project, and promised jobs and plots have not arrived.
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Google’s $15bn AI datacentre project in Andhra Pradesh has state environmental clearance for 2.51GW of capacity, more than double the 1GW announced, according to clearance papers seen by the Guardian.
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan reported the story from Tarluvada, one of the villages where the project is being built. The Guardian said 2.51GW is roughly the output of two large nuclear reactors, and more than 30% of the state’s current yearly power use.
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