This photograph taken on September 6, 2026 shows EAS Sarma (L), former secretary to the Government of India, addressing the People's Convention on AI Data Centers event at Visakhapatnam in India's Andhra Pradesh state. Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam, often called Vizag, has been met with resistance from residents, who fear the impact on the environment and their lives. But the tech giant says its "gigawatt-scale" AI facility -- in southern Andhra Pradesh state, part of a $15 billion investment -- will use air cooling systems, and not water from an area already facing shortages. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)