Telangana pushes for a June 2028 inauguration of TCS HyperVault’s massive AI data‑centre in Hyderabad

On a sunny Saturday in early September, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy stood beside a banner announcing a bold new project: a 1‑gigawatt AI data‑centre that TCS HyperVault plans to build on 264 acres at the outskirts of Hyderabad. The CM didn’t just congratulate the tech giant – he set a date. “Our state formation day is June 2,” he said, “so we want the inauguration on June 2 2028, exactly 21 months from now.”

HyperVault, the cloud‑infrastructure arm of Tata Consultancy Services, revealed earlier that week it had secured the land and was ready to pour up to ₹70,000 crore into the venture. The numbers are staggering: a campus big enough to house a 1 GW power‑draw, equipped with liquid‑cooling racks for the most demanding AI workloads, and the promise of roughly 7,000 jobs once the centre is up and running.

Reddy, visibly pleased, called the project a “realisation of the Bharat Future City dream.” He added that the investment would not only bolster Hyderabad’s standing as a tech hub, but also fuel the state’s ambition to hit a USD 1 trillion economy by 2034 and a USD 3 trillion mark by 2047. “We already contribute about five per cent to the nation’s GDP,” he noted, “but we aim for ten per cent. We need partners like TCS, and other Fortune‑500 firms, to get there.”

While the CM’s tone was optimistic, he didn’t shy away from the hard questions. He acknowledged the chatter that AI might displace engineers, yet stressed that blue‑collar jobs would remain safe. To back up his promises, he cited the recently‑launched Young India Skills University, designed to churn out talent for such high‑tech projects.

On the practical side, Reddy assured HyperVault of “all required sanctions” – a nod to the state’s reputation for policy stability and its willingness to smooth bureaucratic hurdles. He also hinted at an even larger investment target, urging the company to consider a ₹1 lakh‑crore infusion, confident that the government’s pro‑business policies would protect investors and guarantee returns.

When asked about competition from neighbouring states like Karnataka or Tamil Nadu, the chief minister was blunt: “We’re not trying to beat our neighbours; we want to compete with the likes of China, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.” The message was clear – Telangana wants to be seen as a global player, not just another Indian state vying for the same pool of capital.

As the day drew to a close, the mood was one of cautious optimism. If HyperVault can keep to the June 2028 timeline, Hyderabad could soon host one of the world’s largest AI‑focused data‑centres, a development that would echo far beyond the city’s borders, reshaping India’s tech landscape for years to come.