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G42 to deploy supercomputer cluster in India

By Startup Enthusiast · 21 February 2026

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G42 is a UAE-based AI and cloud computing company

It finalised a term sheet with C-DAC to deploy an eight-exaflops supercomputer cluster in India, partnering with Cerebras

The cluster will be hosted in India, keep all data within the country, and be open to startups and researchers

G42, a UAE-based AI company, finalised a term sheet with India's C-DAC to deploy a supercomputer cluster in India.
The term sheet was signed on the last day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
G42 will partner with US chipmaker Cerebras to build the cluster.
The cluster will have a peak compute capacity of eight exaflops.
It will be hosted in India and operate under Indian governance frameworks.
The project was jointly announced by PM Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed during the latter's India visit in January this year.
The cluster will be open to startups, public and private entities for research and commercial use.
The project was jointly announced by PM Modi and UAE President in January 2026.

The eight-exaflops capacity is about 19 times the combined peak of India's two flagship AI supercomputers, AIRAWAT and PARAM Siddhi-AI.
The collaboration will bring G42's open-source Hindi-English LLM NANDA 87B to India.
Several other AI launches happened at the summit, including Tech Mahindra's Hindi-first LLM and Sarvam AI's 105-billion parameter models.

G42 is a UAE-based company focused on AI and cloud computing.
It partners with global chipmakers and research institutions to build large-scale AI infrastructure.
The supercomputer cluster will support research, app development, and commercial use by startups and entities.
All data processed will stay within India, ensuring data sovereignty.

The project aims to lower barriers to AI innovation in India.
It targets breakthroughs in healthcare, agriculture, and education.
The latest version of G42's Hindi-English LLM NANDA 87B will be brought to India.