ReNew Energy Global says it plans to invest approximately ₹80,000 crore ($8.5 billion) in Andhra Pradesh, led by a proposed one-gigawatt data center in Anakapalli. The package also includes silicon manufacturing, a permanent-magnet factory and technical training. Source Source Source
The data center alone carries a proposed ₹67,000-crore allocation, more than four-fifths of the headline total. Computing gets the headliner’s budget. ReNew intends the facility to operate on renewable energy. Source Source
ReNew announced the plans on November 12 at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, according to SightsIn Plus. Source
Factories and training round out the package
ReNew plans to put ₹11,000 crore into polysilicon and metallurgical-silicon manufacturing facilities in Anakapalli and Nellore. The company says the investment would strengthen its domestic solar manufacturing supply chain. Source Source
The new silicon plants would complement a separate factory for solar ingots and wafers that ReNew is already building in Anakapalli. That factory is expected to be commissioned by March 2028, with annual manufacturing capacity of 6.5 gigawatts once fully operational. Source
A further ₹1,500 crore is planned for a permanent-magnet manufacturing facility in Rambilli, expected to be commissioned by March 2029. Source Source
ReNew plans to work with the state government to develop Visakhapatnam’s Gajuwaka cluster of five Industrial Training Institutes as the ReNew Centre for Technical Excellence under the PM SETU scheme. Source
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