OpenAI partners with Tata Group for 100 MW AI data centre in India, eyes 1 GW scale

Key facts

• OpenAI has partnered with Tata Group to secure 100 megawatts of AI-ready data centre capacity in India.
• The capacity is planned to scale to 1 gigawatt over time.
• OpenAI becomes the first customer of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) HyperVault data centre business.
• The deal includes deploying ChatGPT Enterprise across Tata’s workforce.
• The partnership falls under the OpenAI for India initiative.
• India has more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
• TCS plans to roll out ChatGPT Enterprise to hundreds of thousands of its employees.
• TCS will use OpenAI’s Codex tools to standardise AI-native software development.
• Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said the partnership will build state-of-the-art AI infrastructure in India.
• TCS secured backing from TPG in November 2025 to develop AI-ready infrastructure under HyperVault.
• HyperVault is backed by about ₹180 billion (about $2 billion) in planned investment.
• TCS becomes the first organisation outside the United States to participate in OpenAI’s certification programmes.
• OpenAI will open new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year.
• The announcement was made during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
• OpenAI has partnered with Indian companies including Pine Labs, JioHotstar, Eternal, Cars24, HCLTech, PhonePe, CRED, and MakeMyTrip.