The Andhra Pradesh government has announced the establishment of India’s first Quantum Reference Facility at the Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV), with an estimated investment of ₹40 crore ($4.5 million USD). Concurrently, Amber Enterprises has announced a ₹200 crore ($23 million USD) investment to establish the nation’s first Quantum Cryogenic Components Facility in the same location. These announcements follow a meeting with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, where partners engaged in quantum hardware development expressed their commitment to the AQV initiative.
The Quantum Reference Facility is designed to provide testing, benchmarking, and characterization of quantum components, aiming to lay the foundation for future quantum computer manufacturing in Amaravati. The Quantum Cryogenic Components Facility will focus on enabling the development of advanced cryogenic solutions, which are a key requirement for superconducting quantum computers. These new facilities are intended to strengthen India’s domestic quantum hardware ecosystem.
This initiative is aligned with India’s National Quantum Mission (NQM) and aims to accelerate indigenous innovation and reduce dependency on imports. The AQV initiative is anchored by IBM and TCS and is supported by the NQM and the Department of Science & Technology (DST). The facilities are positioned to support a foundation for research, innovation, and critical component manufacturing in quantum computing.
Read more about this initiative in the New Indian Express here and the Times of India here. For additional context, review QCR’s previous report on the IBM partnership in the Amaravati Quantum Valley here.
September 15, 2025
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