Andhra Pradesh To Launch Quantum Valley On Jan 1, 2026

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today announced that the State's pioneering Quantum Valley would be dedicated to the nation on January 1, 2026.

The announcement was made at a landmark event held at the Chief Minister's residence in Undavalli, where the Government of Andhra Pradesh signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with IBM, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

These partnerships aim to establish India's most advanced and first-of-its-kind Quantum Valley Tech Park in Amaravathi, anchored by IBM's cutting-edge 156-qubit Quantum System Two - the largest quantum computing system to be installed in the country.

In his address, the CM said that just as Andhra Pradesh played a central role in India's IT revolution of the 1990s, it was now poised to lead the global quantum computing movement.

He recalled his early initiatives such as computerising seven lakh government records and launching AP Online, and his now advancing to "WhatsApp governance" where services could be delivered via voice commands.

"The future will belong to quantum computing - it is the foundation for next-generation governance and innovation. This is thus a historic day, not just for Andhra Pradesh, but for India," he said.

He also said that financial constraints were not a hurdle, and called for an aggressive, time-bound approach to build a scalable, replicable ecosystem that could serve as a national benchmark.

Naidu said that involving the Government of India in the project was important, and announced plans to soon brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who he claimed had shown great enthusiasm for the project. "Among all politicians, Modiji and I speak tech," he said.

Referring to Andhra Pradesh's past success in completing Hyderabad's HITEC City in just 15 months, he expressed confidence that Quantum Valley could be built even faster. He confirmed that the site had already been shown to L&T, and that he had directed simultaneous development of the quantum facility and its supporting innovation ecosystem. He said that two committees would be constituted to fast-track execution - one focused on infrastructure, the other on ecosystem development.

IBM Quantum Vice President Jay Gambetta expressed excitement over deploying IBM's Quantum System Two in Amaravathi, calling it a pivotal moment in India's quantum journey. He added that the collaboration with TCS and Andhra Pradesh would accelerate quantum algorithm development and bring the vision of "quantum advantage" closer to reality.

TCS CTO Dr Harrick Vin outlined TCS's hybrid computing strategy that integrated quantum with classical systems like CPUs and GPUs. "Quantum will catalyse breakthroughs in life sciences, materials, cryptography and more. This is a defining moment," he said.

Scott Crowder, IBM's Vice President for Quantum Adoption, described the global significance of this partnership, and said that quantum computing represented the "second quantum revolution", with applications from EV batteries to anomaly detection in financial systems poised to define the next era of industrial and scientific innovation. With more than 75 quantum systems deployed worldwide and eight centres in operation, IBM's latest investment in India reflected the nation's strong capabilities in both software and emerging technologies, he added.