CM N Chandrababu Naidu urges Google to set up chip design, manufacturing unit in Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu connected Wednesday requested tech powerhouse Google to see Visakhapatnam arsenic a probable spot plan and manufacture centre.

With Google ramping up its spot accumulation for server operations, Naidu, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) successful Davos, Switzerland, pitched the larboard metropolis arsenic an perfect determination for the institution to acceptable up a spot plan centre.

"Naidu requested Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian to research opportunities successful Visakhapatnam for a spot plan centre, arsenic Google is present manufacturing its chips for server operations," an authoritative merchandise stated.

The CM besides appealed to Kurian to found a spot manufacturing portion successful the state, integrating it into the Google Cloud server proviso chain, and expressed his tendency for Andhra Pradesh to go a hub for Google's server operations.

"Had an engaging treatment with Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, and Andre Nakazawa, Manager–International Organisation astatine Google. We explored the latest advancements successful exertion and the unthinkable opportunities successful Andhra Pradesh. With our exceptionally talented youth, we're poised to redefine the aboriginal of tech!" Naidu wrote successful a station connected 'X'. Naidu assured afloat enactment for these initiatives.

In addition, the CM met Muhammad Taufiq, President and Group CEO of Petronas, and urged the institution to put successful the emerging petrochemical hub astatine Mulapeta. He besides requested Petronas to see mounting up a planetary capableness centre successful the state.

Petronas, aiming to nutrient 5 cardinal tonne of greenish ammonia by 2030, is looking to put successful greenish hydrogen, greenish ammonia, and greenish molecules successful India.

As portion of its 5 MT greenish ammonia target, Petronas is expected to put up to Rs 15,000 crore successful a works successful Kakinada, according to the release.

Similarly, Naidu held discussions with Eugene Willemsen, CEO of Pepsi International Franchise Beverages, and Stephen Kehoe, Chairman of the PepsiCo Foundation. He invited them to marque Visakhapatnam PepsiCo's planetary transportation centre and to acceptable up a PepsiCo integer hub.

The CM besides requested PepsiCo to found a KurKure manufacturing portion and collaborate with Andhra Pradesh farmers for proviso concatenation needs.

Additionally, Naidu had a gathering with Hamad Al Mahmeed, a typical from the Bahrain Prime Minister's Office, and Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, CEO of Mumtalakat.

He showcased Andhra Pradesh's caller concern policies and invited them to the authorities to witnesser its 'Speed of Doing Business'.