Amazon India to Buy Land From Lodha for New Generative AI data Centre

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AMAZON INDIA TO BUY LAND FROM LODHA NEW GENERATIVE AI DATA CENTRE

Amazon India is willing to buy nearly 40-45 acres of land from Macro Tech Developers, also known as Lodha, located in Palava, near Mumbai. The estimated cost for this acquisition is between ₹500-600 crore (approximately $60-72 million) . This new land purchase is part of Amazon's strategy to enhance its infrastructure for generative AI capabilities in India

Location and Land Acquisition

Amazon chose land in Mumbai for establishing a new AI data centre , which includes a commitment to invest $12.7 billion in cloud infrastructure by 2030 .This is because of the leading demand of AI and its technologies in INDIA.In addition to this Amazon is looking for land of lease from L&T about 4 acres to built a new data centre .

Purpose of the Data Centre

  1. Focus on Development and deployment of AI applications

  2. To handle computational loads in MLand AI

  3. Improve Natural language processing

  4. Solution using AI

  5. Enhance AWS services

Role of AWS

AWS is leading technology in cloud computing .This generative AI with AWS can enhance in many sectors like healthcare,e-commerce,finance and manufacturing They also help in reducing latency and provide reliable service in cloud computing.This data centre can make a new trend in the market which helps the county more focussed on economy.

Impact on Local Business

1.Generate job opportunities

2.Facilitates Managerial roles

3.Benefits for local vendors

Amazon role in susutainability

AWS has pledged to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025, and this data centre could be powered by clean energy sources, aligning with Amazon’s global environmental goals.The new data centre will not only enhance AWS's cloud services but also drive AI innovation in India, supporting businesses across sectors. This decision by Amazon plays a vital role in shaping the improvement of Technology.

References

1.https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/amazon-india-to-buy-land-from-lodha-for-new-generative-ai-data-centre/article68670502.ece

2.https://www.newsonprojects.com/news/amazon-india-to-acquire-land-from-lodha-for-new-generative-ai-data-center

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