Andhra Pradesh granted Google-linked data centre incentives in October 2025
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Andhra Pradesh set a 22,002 crore rupee incentive ceiling for Raiden Infotech, which the report describes as a Google company. The same reporting describes falling groundwater in Visakhapatnam and a 10 per cent water cut in Mumbai.
- Raiden Infotech — Incentive ceiling of 22,002 crore rupees and a 1 rupee per kWh discount for 15 years The Week (PTI)
- Residents of Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, as reported — A 10 per cent water cut in Mumbai, and groundwater falling from 19.6 m to 28.7 m in Visakhapatnam The Week
What happened
The Week, citing PTI, reported on 15 October 2025 that Andhra Pradesh set an incentive ceiling of 22,002 crore rupees and a 1 rupee per kWh electricity discount for 15 years for Raiden Infotech, which the report describes as a Google company.
The Week reported on 15 May 2026 that Mumbai had a 10 per cent water cut and that groundwater in Visakhapatnam fell from 19.6 m to 28.7 m depth within one year.
The Week and Climate Fact Checks reported that Maharashtra and Telangana give data centres 'essential service' priority in water supply during droughts.
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What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state how many jobs the incentive will create.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not establish that data centres caused the Mumbai water cut or the fall in groundwater.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe Raiden Infotech's ownership or registration beyond the report's description.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe the recovery of groundwater or effects on rivers and aquifers beyond Visakhapatnam.
- None on record The source titles for The Week (PTI) item and the Climate Fact Checks item were taken from web addresses and were not confirmed on the pages.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Press and investigations
- mds5-ap-google-incentivesThe Week (PTI) · 2025-10-15
- Growing data centres, drying cities?The Week · 2026-05-15
- The Hidden Water Cost of India's Race to Become an AI SuperpowerClimate Fact Checks ·
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