Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, plans to invest US$8.2 billion in Maharashtra, India, as announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

The investment is expected to enhance AWS’s cloud infrastructure in the state and is set to be completed by 2029-2030.

India’s cloud services market, valued at US$8.3 billion in 2023, is projected to grow to US$24.2 billion by 2028, according to International Data Corporation.

AWS currently operates two data centers in India, located in Mumbai and Hyderabad, launched in 2016 and 2022, respectively.

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the investment will include technology advancements, such as graphics processing units and cloud management services.

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