Google may boost Andhra Pradesh investment beyond $15 billion, says Chandrababu Naidu

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is expected to boost its investment in Andhra Pradesh beyond $15 billion after five years, according to the leader of the southern Indian state.

Speaking in an interview on Saturday in the port city of Visakhapatnam, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the US-based company’s plans to build a data center in the state is “to start with.” Asked if Google would look to double its investment after the initial five-year period, he said: “It is always an opportunity under their compulsions.”