This photograph taken on September 8, 2026 shows solar panels atop buildings 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 6, 2026 shows an activist writing on an opinion board featuring caricatures of (R-L) Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Adani Group's Chairperson Gautam Adani, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, to oppose a Google AI and data center hub project 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 6, 2026 shows EAS Sarma (L), former secretary to the Government of India, addressing 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 workers standing near palm trees 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)

This photograph taken on September 6, 2026 shows a fisherman wading through the Mudasarlova reservoir, past floating solar panels near the Google AI and data center hub construction site 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 7, 2026 shows workers operating an excavator 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)

This photograph taken on September 7, 2026 shows workers carrying out construction at a site 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 aerial photograph taken on September 7, 2026 shows Google's AI and data center hub construction site 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 AFP via Getty Images)