This photograph taken on September 7, 2026 shows the Google data centre construction site as seen from the terrace of an under-construction building at Tarluvada village near Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 7, 2026 shows farmer Chandala Sadamma walking inside her house in Tarluvada village near Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 7, 2026 shows a lorry carrying soil across the Google AI and data center hub construction site at Rambilli in the Anakapalli district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 6, 2026 shows attendees seated during the People's Convention on AI Data Centers event at Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 5, 2026 shows EAS Sarma, former secretary to the Government of India, using a computer at his residence in Visakhapatnam, in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 6, 2026 shows commuters riding past a fenced construction site of the Google AI and data center hub at the Mudasarlova suburb in Visakhapatnam, in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 6, 2026 shows an activist taking pictures of posters during the People's Convention on AI Data Centers event at Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 7, 2026 shows a banner outlining Adani Connex's drug and alcohol prevention policy, displayed at the Google AI and data center hub construction site in Rambilli, in the Anakapalli district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)