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Uber Partners with Adani Group for First India Data Centre

Uber has partnered with Adani Group to establish its first data centre in India. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the development after meeting Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani in Ahmedabad. The data centre is expected to become operational later this year, supporting Uber's global technology scaling from India. This follows Adani's joint venture with Google to develop an AI data centre campus in Visakhapatnam.

Key Points: Uber-Adani Tie-Up: First India Data Centre

  • Uber partners with Adani Group for first India data centre
  • Dara Khosrowshahi announces after meeting Gautam Adani
  • Data centre to be operational later this year
  • Supports Uber's global tech scaling from India
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Uber ties up with Adani Group to set up its first data centre in India

Uber partners with Adani Group to set up its first data centre in India, boosting tech innovation and global scalability.

"Ready later this year, this investment will help us build at scale -- from India, for the world. - Dara Khosrowshahi"

Ahmedabad, May 13

Ride-hailing platform Uber has partnered with Adani Group to establish its first data centre in India, marking a significant expansion of the company's technology and innovation footprint in the country.

Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi announced the development through a social media post on Wednesday following his meeting with Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani in Ahmedabad.

"Great to meet @gautam_adani in Ahmedabad this morning and build on our existing partnership with the Adani Group. As India fast emerges as a leading innovation hub for Uber, we are setting up our first data centre in the country with the Adani Group to test and deploy our technology," Khosrowshahi said.

He further stated that the data centre is expected to become operational later this year and will support Uber's efforts to scale technology solutions globally from India.

"Ready later this year, this investment will help us build at scale -- from India, for the world," he added.

The announcement comes during Khosrowshahi's ongoing visit to India.

Earlier, in October, Adani Enterprises, through its joint venture company AdaniConneX, partnered with Google to develop India's largest AI data centre campus and green energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Google's proposed AI hub in Visakhapatnam will involve an estimated investment of around USD 15 billion over five years (2026-2030), including gigawatt-scale data centre operations backed by subsea cable connectivity and clean energy infrastructure to support advanced AI workloads in India.

The project is being developed in collaboration with ecosystem partners including AdaniConneX and Airtel.

The AI hub, will feature purpose-built AI data centre infrastructure in Visakhapatnam, aimed at significantly enhancing India's compute capacity and accelerating the country's AI capabilities.

The project also aligns with the companies' sustainability commitments and includes co-investment in transmission infrastructure, clean energy generation and energy storage systems in Andhra Pradesh. Besides supporting the data centre's operations, the initiative is expected to strengthen the resilience and capacity of India's power grid.

- ANI

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Priya S
While this is good for our tech sector, I hope the data privacy concerns are addressed properly. With all the recent data protection discussions, we need to ensure that user data stored here follows Indian regulations.
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Vikram M
Finally! A global tech giant choosing India for its data infrastructure. This will create jobs and boost our technical talent pool. But we should also question why Adani is getting so many big tech partnerships - hope it's transparent tenders.
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Rohit P
This is great news for Ahmedabad's tech ecosystem! With the GIFT City nearby and now data centres, we're becoming a real IT hub. Hope the electricity infrastructure in Gujarat can handle the load though. 😅
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Kavya N
As someone who works in tech, I can say this is a smart move by Uber. Having data locally reduces latency and improves ride-hailing experience. But we need to ensure the Adani Group's environmental track record is checked - data centres consume huge amounts of energy.
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Siddharth J
This is fantastic! India is truly emerging as a global innovation hub. With Uber's investment and the recent Google deal, we're showing the world that we have the talent and infrastructure to support advanced technology. Make in India indeed! 🇮🇳🚀
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Meera T
Good for jobs and technology but slightly worried about the

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