NEW DELHI: OpenAI said it will take 100 megawatts of AI data center capacity in India from Tata Consultancy Services, making the ChatGPT maker the first customer of TCS’ HyperVault data center business. The companies announced the arrangement alongside the launch of “OpenAI for India” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi. OpenAI and Tata said the initial capacity is part of OpenAI’s global Stargate initiative and includes an option to scale to 1 gigawatt.
OpenAI said the planned local capacity is designed for data residency, security and compliance needs, and is intended to enable its most advanced models to run securely in India with lower latency. Tata said the HyperVault buildout will be powered by green energy and will use purpose-built, liquid-cooled data centers with high rack densities and network connectivity across key cloud regions. The companies did not provide commercial terms for the capacity arrangement.
Tata, TCS and OpenAI described the deal as a multi-dimensional partnership spanning enterprise, consumer and social initiatives. Tata said several thousand Tata Group employees will get access to Enterprise ChatGPT, and that TCS will leverage OpenAI’s Codex to support software engineering work. OpenAI, in its separate announcement, said Tata Group plans to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across its employees over the next several years, starting with hundreds of thousands of TCS employees.
Sovereign infrastructure and enterprise rollout
OpenAI said “OpenAI for India” will focus on building sovereign AI capabilities, accelerating enterprise adoption, investing in workforce upskilling and strengthening local partnerships. OpenAI said India has more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users, including students, teachers, developers and entrepreneurs. The company said the India initiative builds on existing partnerships with Indian companies that include JioHotstar, Pine Labs, Cars24, HCLTech, PhonePe, CRED and MakeMyTrip.
As part of its training and education commitments, OpenAI said it will expand OpenAI Certifications in India, with TCS becoming the first participating organization outside the United States. OpenAI also said it has announced education partnerships that will provide more than 100,000 ChatGPT Edu licenses, including with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and Pearl Academy. OpenAI said it plans to open new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year alongside its existing presence in New Delhi.
Funding and capacity backdrop
TCS established HyperVault in 2025 and has positioned it as a platform to deliver gigawatt-scale, AI-ready infrastructure for hyperscalers and AI-driven organizations. In November 2025, TCS announced a strategic partnership with investment firm TPG to support HyperVault’s expansion, saying the platform will be funded through a mix of equity from TCS and TPG and debt. TCS said the two partners combined will commit to invest up to 18,000 crore rupees, with TPG investing up to 8,820 crore rupees and envisaging a final shareholding between 27.5% and 49%.
Tata said the OpenAI Foundation and TCS will collaborate on social-impact efforts that include AI training and resources for Indian youth, technology toolkits for non-governmental organizations and initiatives focused on young people, with the objective of improving the livelihoods of at least one million Indian youth. OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said India is “leading the way in AI adoption,” while Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran described the collaboration as a milestone tied to India’s AI ambitions. The companies did not disclose the sites for the data center capacity or a timeline for bringing the first 100MW online – By Content Syndication Services.