Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest $8.3 billion in Maharashtra in the coming years, according to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.
On Monday, a team from AWS India, led by Sandeep Dutta, President of AWS India and South Asia, met with Minister Vaishnaw to discuss the company’s expansion plans in the region. Following the meeting, Vaishnaw described the discussions as productive, highlighting AWS’s optimism about India’s digital future.
Vaishnaw also noted AWS’s plans to deploy cutting-edge GPUs and enhance compute and cloud management services in India. “The team of Amazon Web Services explained their entire plan of investing about $8.3 billion in Maharashtra in the coming few years. They are very optimistic about growth in India. They are bringing the latest technologies, deploying some of the best compute facilities, and expanding cloud management services,” he said.
This investment is part of AWS’s broader $12.7 billion commitment across India by 2030, which was announced in May 2023. The company aims to meet the growing demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital services in the region.
AWS’s investment in Maharashtra is expected to significantly contribute to job creation and economic growth. According to company estimates, the $8.3 billion investment will add $15.3 billion to India’s GDP and support over 81,300 full-time jobs annually in the data center supply chain by 2030.
This initiative was formalized earlier this year when AWS and the Maharashtra government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration. “As we fulfill our vision of becoming a global capital for data centers, this collaboration will not only bolster our state’s technological infrastructure but also create new opportunities for innovation, economic growth, and job creation,” Fadnavis said in a statement.
AWS has steadily expanded its cloud infrastructure in India over the years. The company launched its first Indian cloud region, AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai), in 2016, followed by the AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) region in 2022.
David Zapolsky, Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy and General Counsel at Amazon, previously emphasized AWS’s long-term commitment to India’s digital economy. “At AWS, we see tremendous potential for India’s digital economy to thrive for years to come with the growing demand for cloud and artificial intelligence. This is why we plan to invest $8.3 billion into cloud infrastructure in Maharashtra by 2030,” Zapolsky stated.
