Deccan Region Today

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh urges Scale AI to set up centre in Vizag

IT Minister Nara Lokesh met Meta Vice President and Global Policy Head Kevin Martin, and urged him to take initiative for the development of capacity of the Scalable Data Centre in Visakhapatnam. He held a meeting with JERA Global CEO and Chair Yukio Kani, and invited JERA to invest in green ammonia production near AP’s port-led industrial clusters to serve Japan and Asian markets. The minister discussed solar-wind hybrid projects in Rayalaseema, integrated clean energy platforms for anchor industries, and pilots on ammonia co-firing with APGENCO & NTPC to cut emissions.

At WEF 2026, Chandrababu Naidu pitches Andhra as a future-ready investment hub
Andhra Pradesh is using the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to position itself as a future-ready destination for investment, innovation and sustainable growth. Investors are also being briefed on outcomes from earlier engagements, including last year’s Davos meetings, where the state secured investment commitments worth Rs 2.36 lakh crore from 20 companies- a benchmark the government hopes to surpass this year, the government has said. A key project highlighted at Davos is the Kakinada green hydrogen and green ammonia plant, which anchors the state’s clean energy ambitions.

Karnataka attracts data centre investments at Davos

Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil, who is in Davos to participate in the World Economic Forum, on Tuesday said Sify Technologies is set to inaugurate a new data centre facility in Karnataka shortly, while Bharti Enterprises has expressed interest in setting up a data centre in the State. Patil said talks were also held with Mistral AI, a fast-growing French AI company, on establishing a Global Capability Centre or R&D facility in Bengaluru through a phased approach, starting with engineering teams and later expanding into advanced research.

Slovakia's NUkler Products submits EOI to Telangana for clean energy project

NUkler Products, a joint venture between Slovakia's IQ Capital and Hyderabad-based Green House Enviro has evinced interest in setting up a 300 MW small modular reactor (SMR)-based clean energy project in Telangana, with an investment of Euro 600 million (approx Rs 6,000 crore). The company also submitted an expression of interest (EOI) to the Telangana govt during a meeting of top honchos of IQ Capital and Green House Enviro with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the ‘Telangana Rising' delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

UPC Volt to Setup 100 MW AI-ready Data Centre in Bharat Future City with Rs.5,000 Cr investment

In line with the Telangana Rising 2047 vision to position the State as India’s leading AI data centre hub, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy-led ‘Telangana Rising’ delegation secured yet another data centre investment, during a meeting with the leadership of UPC Volt, a joint venture between Netherlands-based partners UPC Renewables Group and VOLT Data Centers, during WEF 2026.