AP Inks Rs 15,000 Crore Pact With Tillman Global Holdings

This involves a proposed investment of Rs 15,000 crore, positioning AP as a premier digital infrastructure hub in India and the Indo-Pacific region.

The MoU establishes a facilitation framework for time-bound development over the next 12 months, with APEDB coordinating investor facilitation and inter-agency support within the applicable policies, rules and procedures of the state government, and where required, of the central government.

The signing took place on the sidelines of the U.S.- India strategic partnership forum board roundtable in New Delhi on Wednesday. It was attended by IT minister Nara Lokesh along with leading global business figures including John Chambers (founder & CEO, JC2 Ventures & chairman, USISPF), Shantanu Narayen (chair & CEO, Adobe Systems & vice-chair, USISPF), Prabhakar Raghavan (chief technologist, Google), Salil Parekh (CEO, Infosys), and Sachit Ahuja (co-president, Tillman Global Holdings), among others.

The MoU was facilitated by Mukesh Aghi, president & CEO, USISPF, and Sachit Ahuja, co-president, Tillman Global Holdings.

Lokesh said, “This MoU underscores Andhra Pradesh’s strategy to position Visakhapatnam as a premier data centre hub. The proposed `15,000 crore investment by Tillman Global Holdings will strengthen our digital backbone, generate direct and indirect employment for our youth, and attract allied investments across energy, networks, cloud and services. The government will facilitate within policy to ensure swift, transparent progress.”

The project is planned over 40 acres and is expected to generate 200–300 direct jobs and 800–1,000 indirect jobs by 2028 through growth in allied services, logistics, cloud, networks, and ancillary units, catalysing a broader digital ecosystem in the state.

Under the MoU, Tillman Global Holdings will bring investment, technology, planning and design, and critical equipment for the TDGAP1 campus, while all land allotments, incentives, and benefits would be undertaken by the concerned departments through due process, including participation in any applicable competitive tender processes as per prevailing rules and regulations.

Sachit Ahuja, co-president, Tillman Global Holdings, said, “Andhra Pradesh offers a compelling combination of coastal connectivity, progressive governance, and a rapidly expanding digital economy. With TDGAP1, we aim to build a world-class 300 MW campus in Visakhapatnam that anchors long-term digital infrastructure, creates high-quality jobs, and catalyses a broader ecosystem of services and innovation. We value the state’s facilitation through APEDB and look forward to executing this project in a time-bound manner.”