Microsoft To Invest $3 Billion In Cloud And AI In India, Says Satya Nadella

Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday announced the company’s plans to invest $3 billion in India in Cloud and AI infrastructure and skilling over the next two years, including the establishment of new data centres. This investment aims to develop a scalable AI computing ecosystem to meet the growing demands of India’s rapidly expanding AI start-ups and research community.

“India is rapidly becoming a leader in AI innovation, unlocking new opportunity across the country. The investments in infrastructure and skilling we are announcing today reaffirm our commitment to making India AI-first, and will help ensure people and organisations across the country benefit broadly," Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft, said in a statement.

The tech giant will also support the country’s long-term competitiveness by training 10 million people over the next five years with AI skills, as part of the second edition of its ADVANTA(I)GE India programme.

Microsoft will expand its Cloud and AI infrastructure across data centre campuses in the country. The company already has three data centre regions in the market, and the fourth is ready to go live in 2026. 

Earlier last year, Microsoft launched the ADVANTA(I)GE India initiative with the goal of training two million people in AI skills by 2025.

It has trained 2.4 million individuals in under a year with 65 per cent of the participants being women, and 74 per cent came from tier II and tier III cities.