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OpenAI taps Tata for 100MW AI data center capacity in India

OpenAI has secured 100 megawatts of AI-ready data center capacity in India through a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services' HyperVault data center business, with plans to scale to 1 gigawatt.

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OpenAI has secured 100 megawatts of AI-ready data center capacity in India through a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services' HyperVault data center business, with a long-term scaling target of 1 gigawatt. The deal marks OpenAI as HyperVault's first customer and forms part of OpenAI's "Stargate project," the company's global initiative to build out AI compute infrastructure beyond the United States. OpenAI also announced plans to open new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later in 2026.

India represents one of OpenAI's fastest-growing markets, making this infrastructure commitment a direct response to rising regional demand. Previously, OpenAI's compute footprint was concentrated in the US; this deal signals a deliberate push to distribute AI infrastructure geographically. For users and developers in India, expanded local capacity could mean faster, more reliable access to OpenAI services. The partnership could also accelerate AI development within India's technology sector by anchoring sovereign compute resources closer to one of the world's largest developer communities.

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