AirTrunk to invest $30 billion in India's data center infrastructure

Source:TechCrunch

02 — Who / Subject

AirTrunk, Robin Khuda

03 — Where / Locus

India

04 — When / Temporality

June 5, 2026

05 — Why / Core Summary

"AirTrunk announced a $30 billion investment in India by 2030. The plan includes developing 5 gigawatts of new data center capacity. The investment aims to support India's growing demand for AI and cloud computing infrastructure."

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