OpenAI is working with India’s Tata Group to secure 100 MW of AI-ready data center capacity, with plans to reach 1 GW eventually. This cooperation is part of OpenAI’s effort to grow its business and infrastructure in one of its fastest-growing markets.
OpenAI said on Thursday that its partnership with the Tata Group is part of the Stargate project, which aims to build AI-ready infrastructure and encourage more businesses worldwide to use AI. OpenAI will be the first customer of Tata Consultancy Services. Tata Consulting is an open AI data center, starting with 100 MW of capacity. The agreement also includes rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise to Tata’s employees and using OpenAI’s tools to standardize AI-based software development.
This cooperation is part of the OpenAI for India initiative and demonstrates the company’s growing presence in the country. CEO Sam Altman currently estimates that over 100 million people in India use ChatGPT each week, including students, teachers, developers, and entrepreneurs. With this level of adoption, India has become one of OpenAI’s key growth markets as it increases its business and infrastructure investments there.
With local data center capacity, OpenAI can run its most advanced models in India. This will reduce delays for users and help meet data-residency, security, and compliance requirements for regulated sectors and government work. Having computing resources in the country is important for businesses that process sensitive data and must follow data localization laws. This could help OpenAI reach more enterprise customers who need in-country processing.
Starting with 100 MW of capacity is a major step for AI infrastructure, since training and running large models need a lot of powerful GPUs. If the project grows to 1 GW, the Tata facility would become one of the world’s largest data centers, underscoring the scale of OpenAI’s plans for India.
OpenAI and the Tata Group will also work together to accelerate AI adoption across Tata businesses. Tata plans to introduce ChatGPT Enterprise to its employees over the next few years, starting with hundreds of thousands of AT&T Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employees. This would also be one of the largest enterprise AI rollouts in the world. TCS also plans to use OpenAI’s Codex tools to make AI-based software development more consistent across its engineering teams.
N Chandrasekharan, chairman of Tata Sons, said the partnership with OpenAI will help create state-of-the-art AI infrastructure in India and support efforts to train the country’s workforce for the AI era.
The financial details of the deal have not been shared, and it is unclear whether OpenAI is investing in Hypervault or just leasing capacity.
In November 2025, TCS received support from private equity firm TPG to build AI-ready infrastructure in India through its Hyper World Data Center business. The platform has about ₹180 billion (about $2 billion) in planned investment and is meant to handle large computing needs for big tech companies and enterprise customers.
OpenAI will expand its certification programs in India, with TCS as the first organization outside the United States to participate. These certifications are meant to help professionals acquire practical AI skills in different roles and industries, according to the company. This follows OpenAI’s latest partnerships with top Indian institutions in engineering, medicine, and design.
OpenAI plans to open new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year, adding to its current office in New Delhi. As it grows its operations in India, this expansion will help support business partnerships, connect with developers, and work with local regulators. As the company increases its presence in the country,
This announcement arrives as India hosts the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Global AI leaders like Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are joining Indian startups and companies to showcase AI use cases across finance, healthcare, and education.
OpenAI has been expanding its presence in India by partnering with companies such as Pine Labs, Geo, Hotstar, Eternal Cause 24, HCL Tech, Phone Pay, Cred, and Make My Trip. The company intends to bring its models to consumer platforms, business systems, and digital payments in one of the world’s largest internet markets.
The data center expansion, enterprise rollouts, and growing network of partners show that OpenAI is making its biggest effort to establish advanced AI infrastructure and applications in India.
Source: OpenAI taps Tata for 100MW AI data center capacity in India, eyes 1GW
