AWS to invest US$ 8.3 billion in Maharashtra

AWS announced plans to invest US$ 8.3 billion in cloud infrastructure in Maharashtra by 2030, boosting India’s cloud computing capacity. This investment is part of its broader US$ 12.7 billion commitment, expected to contribute US$ 15.3 billion to GDP and create 81,300 jobs annually.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest US$ 8.3 billion in cloud infrastructure in the AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region in Maharashtra. This move aims to enhance cloud computing capacity in India. According to a company statement, the investment is expected to contribute US$ 15.3 billion to India’s GDP and support over 81,300 full-time jobs annually within the local data center supply chain by 2030.

This funding forms part of AWS’s broader US$ 12.7 billion investment commitment in India’s cloud infrastructure by 2030, addressing the increasing demand for cloud services across the country. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, AWS formalized the investment plan by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated, “I am pleased to announce the signing of a landmark MoU with Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the foremost hyperscalers in the world. AWS’s decision to set up its operations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region is a pivotal moment for Maharashtra.”

David Zapolsky, AWS’s senior vice president of global public policy and general counsel, highlighted the company’s optimism for India’s digital economy, stating, “At AWS, we see tremendous potential for India’s digital economy to thrive for years to come with the growing demand for cloud and artificial intelligence. This is why we plan to invest US$ 8.3 billion into cloud infrastructure in Maharashtra by 2030.”

AWS has already invested US$ 3.7 billion in Maharashtra’s cloud infrastructure between 2016 and 2022. The company launched its first Indian cloud region, AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai), in 2016, followed by the AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region in 2022, offering customers resilient, low-latency options for secure data storage in India.

In a related announcement, Fadnavis revealed that the state had signed 61 MoUs at the WEF, amounting to Rs 15.70 lakh crore in investments, with the potential to generate 16 lakh jobs.