Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Approves Major Investment Projects

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved several major investment proposals aimed at attracting industries and creating employment opportunities for the state's youth. At a meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat, the Cabinet cleared a ₹31,387-crore green integrated AI data centre with a capacity of 512 MW at Amanam village in Bheemunipatnam mandal of Visakhapatnam district. The project, to be developed by AM Intelligence Labs, is expected to generate around 1,000 jobs. Other major approvals include a ₹4,000-crore integrated manufacturing complex at Naidupeta in Tirupati district, a ₹700-crore electronics manufacturing facility by Dixon Technologies in Tirupati and a ₹570.20-crore manufacturing unit for critical components required by AI data centres at Rambilli in Anakapalli district. The Cabinet also approved land allocation for Reliance Industries' gigascale AI data centre at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.

The Cabinet also cleared several proposals covering energy, industrial infrastructure, road safety and skill development. It approved a study on the feasibility of setting up nuclear power plants using Small Modular Reactor technology as an alternative to ageing thermal power stations. Other decisions include a 15 MW waste-to-energy plant in Vijayawada, expansion of a Greenko solar power project and a wind power project in Anantapur district. Land allocation was approved for a women's industrial park at Jaggayyapeta, MSME and footwear component parks in Annamayya district and a government ITI in Penukonda. The Cabinet also approved the establishment of a Directorate of Traffic Management and Road Safety in Mangalagiri and amendments to the state's robotics, physical AI, semiconductor, display fabrication, animation and gaming policies. Additional approvals covered industrial land allotments, new posts in TTD and land transfers for a national highway project in Polavaram district.