New Delhi: OpenAI is reportedly in advanced discussions with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to build a large-scale AI compute infrastructure in India.
The company is also exploring a partnership with Tata to co-develop agentic AI solutions for enterprises across India, a move aligned with the nation’s fast-growing base of AI users. India is already the second-largest market for ChatGPT after the US.
According to reports, OpenAI is close to finalising a leasing agreement for at least 500 megawatts of data centre capacity from HyperVault, a new infrastructure venture backed by TCS and private equity firm TPG.
Should the deal go through, OpenAI will become the first anchor tenant for the facility, enabling it to run its AI models locally in India.
The collaboration is expected to be highly lucrative, particularly with TCS and OpenAI jointly positioned to deliver enterprise-grade agentic AI systems.
While OpenAI is likely to be a key customer for HyperVault, it will not take an equity stake; Tata officials reportedly prefer to avoid any equity dilution in order to retain neutrality and attract other AI clients, including Anthropic.
