AirTrunk, an Australian data center operator, commits $30 billion toward building data center infrastructure in India, with an aimed total capacity of 5 gigawatts (GW) for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Reporting across outlets indicates the plan involves developing new AI-focused data center capacity within India, scaling over time to reach the 5GW target. The announcement positions AirTrunk’s expansion as part of the broader growth in AI-related computing demand and the acceleration of data center buildouts in the country. While the published coverage emphasizes the overall investment figure and the targeted capacity, it does not, in the provided excerpts, specify detailed project timelines, locations within India, or funding structure. The Economic Times and TechCrunch both frame the commitment as a large-scale bet on India’s data center market, anchored on AI infrastructure. Overall, the information currently available from these sources centers on the investment size ($30B) and the planned capacity (5GW) rather than additional operational specifics.