Date: August 13, 2026
Main source: Reuters
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-larsen-toubro-secures-order-build-ai-factory-nvidia-2026-08-13/
Additional sources: https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/lt-bags-mega-10000-15000-crore-order-to-build-indias-largest-nvidia-b300-ai-factory/articleshow/133200156.cms
Summary
Larsen & Toubro announced a contract of up to 150 billion rupees, roughly $1.57 billion, to host AI infrastructure for Together AI in India. The project will use high-performance Nvidia chips and, according to Economic Times, includes a facility with 10,000 NVIDIA B300 GPUs in Chennai. The deal widens Together AI's international footprint as demand grows for infrastructure for open models and inference. It also reinforces India as a market for building and operating AI capacity at scale.
Why it matters
AI infrastructure is spreading beyond the traditional US hubs, driven by local demand, data sovereignty and the need for extra capacity. Together AI competes by offering access to open models, so more infrastructure can reduce bottlenecks and improve availability for customers. For Nvidia, every regional expansion also extends its hardware and networking ecosystem.
Practical implications
- Consider region and data residency when choosing inference providers.
- Compare latency, compliance and total cost across regions, not just price per token.
- Design services so you can move workloads between clouds or providers when cheaper capacity appears.