HCLTech will set up its first AI data center in Odisha. The company is starting this project in partnership with the Government of Odisha and AI startup Sarvam. For this, a huge investment of Rs 14,257 crore will be made.
New Delhi [भारत]July 24 (ANI): HCLTech on Friday announced that it will set up its first AI data center in the upcoming Odisha Sovereign AI Park in partnership with AI startup Sarvam and the Odisha government, with a planned capital outlay of Rs 14,257 crore, including financial support from the state government.
According to a regulatory filing of the company attaching a press release issued under SEBI’s listing regulations, the proposed AI data center will be set up as part of HCLTech’s recently announced entry into the full-stack AI market. “The planned capital outlay for the project will be Rs 14,257 crore, which also includes financial assistance from the Government of Odisha,” the company said.
Sovereign AI will get a boost
“This investment will boost India’s sovereign AI play and local developer ecosystem by leveraging HCLTech’s full-stack AI capabilities and Sarvam’s foundation model to provide sector-specific AI applications to private and public sector enterprises and address government sovereignty needs,” the release said. It also said that the project will also help in providing multilingual AI-based services to the last mile.
MoU signed
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this project was signed between HCLTech, Government of Odisha and Sarvam in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, senior officials of the state government and officials of HCLTech and Sarvam.
What did the giants say on the partnership?
HCLTech Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra said, “In line with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India and Self-reliant India, we strive to be an enabler of India’s sovereign AI ecosystem with differentiated offerings across the value chain through focused investments and partnerships. We are delighted to launch this endeavor in partnership with the Government of Odisha and Sarvam.”
HCLTech CEO and Managing Director C Vijayakumar said the project is “an important milestone” in the company’s AI strategy. He said, “This will enable us to meet the huge demand for sovereign AI solutions and unlock the scale of our strategic partnership with Sarvam. Odisha offers a progressive policy environment supported by an excellent infrastructure and we look forward to working with them in collaboration with Sarvam.”
Sarvam co-founder Pratyush Kumar said the Odisha Sovereign AI Park will “link high-performance compute with Indian models and real-world applications,” adding that the partnership aims to bring the company’s AI capabilities to large-scale enterprises and public systems. (ANI)
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