Andhra Pradesh has approved 25 industrial projects involving investments of ₹2.08 lakh crore, with the projects expected to create 21,627 direct jobs. The approvals were cleared at the 20th State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati on Wednesday.
Three proposed data centre projects in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli account for ₹1.75 lakh crore of the approved investments. ReNew AP Green Data Center will invest ₹85,200 crore in Anakapalli and is expected to create 1,880 jobs, while Data Center Holdings India has proposed a ₹58,743-crore project in Visakhapatnam with 1,250 jobs. AM Intelligence Labs plans to invest ₹31,387 crore in Visakhapatnam and create 1,000 jobs.
Other major projects include Waaree Clean Energy Solutions’ ₹15,000-crore investment in Kakinada, expected to generate 1,500 jobs, and Agastya Green Energy’s ₹7,799.96-crore project in Kurnool, which is expected to provide 1,000 jobs.
AIL Dixon India’s ₹450-crore project at the Kopparthi Cluster in Kadapa is projected to create 7,000 jobs, the highest employment commitment among the approved projects. VPR Mining Infrastructure’s ₹500-crore private park in Nellore is expected to create 2,000 jobs.
Naidu directed officials to focus on emerging sectors including green ammonia, lithium batteries and robotics. Munoth Lithium Battery is set to invest ₹500 crore in Tirupati district, with an expected 240 jobs.
The Chief Minister also instructed officials to complete the remaining 37 MSME parks by September so that industrial parks are available across all 175 Assembly constituencies. He also called for wider implementation of the One Family-One Entrepreneur programme and asked officials to prepare plans for locating industries in rural areas.
On infrastructure, Naidu said proposed data centres in North Andhra would require 3.5 TMC of water and directed officials to address concerns over their water consumption. He said industries in Visakhapatnam would receive water through gravity flow from the Polavaram Left Canal.
The Chief Minister also directed officials to complete Moolapeta Port by December and strengthen road, rail and port connectivity, along with logistics, warehousing and cold-chain facilities, to support exports from Rayalaseema.
