Tamil Nadu contributed nearly $20 billion to India’s total electronics exports during the financial year 2025-26, reinforcing its position as one of the country’s leading electronics manufacturing hubs, a senior state official said.
Singai G Ramachandran, CEO of the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM), said the state accounted for a significant share of India’s electronics exports, with its contribution almost doubling over the past two years.
“Tamil Nadu is already manufacturing for the world. Today, if you look at financial year 2025-26, in India’s electronics exports, almost $20 billion is from Tamil Nadu,” Ramachandran said on Monday.
He was speaking at the launch of US-based cloud computing company Vultr’s 20-megawatt (MW) AI supercluster in Chennai, developed using chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
The facility will feature more than 10,000 AMD Instinct MI335X graphics processing units (GPUs), supported by AMD EPYC central processing units (CPUs), to cater to large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) training and inference requirements in the domestic market. The Chennai facility is Vultr’s second-largest supercomputing cluster globally, after its largest installation in the United States.
At the event, Vultr’s India unit signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with StartupTN to extend cloud computing credits and preferential pricing to eligible startups across Tamil Nadu.
Under the initiative, early-stage startups will receive $2,500 worth of Vultr cloud credits along with a 20% discount, while eligible startups beyond the early-stage funding threshold will be entitled to $45,000 in credits, also with a 20% discount.
Highlighting the state’s growing contribution to India’s export performance, Ramachandran said Tamil Nadu contributes approximately $4 out of every $10 in the relevant export category, with its share nearly doubling over the past two years.
He emphasised that artificial intelligence and software capabilities would play an increasingly important role in strengthening the value of the state’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
Tamil Nadu has emerged as a major destination for electronics manufacturing, hosting contract manufacturers supplying Apple iPhones, along with several leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and component manufacturers. Its integrated supply chains, established industrial infrastructure and proximity to Bengaluru’s technology ecosystem further strengthen its competitive advantage.
Ramachandran also highlighted the growing role of Tamil Nadu-based startups in developing technology-driven solutions for challenges across different sectors, including applications with relevance beyond the state.
The combination of a strong manufacturing base, expanding AI infrastructure and a growing startup ecosystem is expected to further strengthen Tamil Nadu’s position in India’s electronics and technology-driven export landscape.