OpenAI strengthens India play with data infrastructure push, building on New Delhi office plans and rapid user growth. OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, is in talks with local partners to establish a data centre in India with at least 1 gigawatt capacity, according to a Reuters report. OpenAI did not respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.

Backed by Microsoft, OpenAI has formally registered as a legal entity in India and has started building a local team. The company said in August it planned to open its first India office in New Delhi later this year, expanding its operations in its second-largest market by user base.

The planned data centre could mark a step in Asia for OpenAI's Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative. The location and timeline of the proposed project in India remain uncertain.

According to a Bloomberg report, CEO Sam Altman may announce the facility during his scheduled visit to the country in September.

US President Donald Trump in January announced Stargate, a private sector investment of up to $500 billion for AI infrastructure, funded by SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle.