India’s ambitions to become a global artificial intelligence hub received a major boost as Reliance Industries and Facebook's parent, Meta Platforms, announced plans to build a dedicated AI-focused hyperscale data centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The project, Meta’s first built-to-suit data centre in India, underscores the growing strategic importance of the country in the global AI infrastructure race.
Reliance Industries will develop and operate the facility, while Meta will lease its computing capacity to support its rapidly expanding artificial intelligence workloads and global digital operations.
The proposed data centre will have an initial capacity of 168 megawatts and is expected to be completed within two years. The partners have also built in provisions for future expansion as demand for AI computing power continues to surge worldwide.
The facility will serve Meta's global infrastructure requirements, including the massive computing resources needed for training and deploying advanced AI models across its platforms.
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani described the project as a landmark for India's digital infrastructure ambitions. He said the development of India’s first dedicated data centre for a technology giant of Meta’s scale demonstrates the country's readiness to play a leading role in the global AI revolution. He added that Jamnagar has the potential to emerge as a major destination for hyperscale AI computing.
Meta founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said India’s vast digital user base and rapidly expanding digital economy make it an attractive destination for long-term AI infrastructure investments.
Reliance will manage the entire lifecycle of the project, including design, construction, utility management, renewable energy supply, network connectivity and ongoing operations.
According to Reliance, Jamnagar was chosen because of several competitive advantages, including access to renewable energy, water availability, strong delivery capabilities, proximity to western submarine cable landing stations and connectivity through Jio's extensive fibre network.
These factors are increasingly important as AI-driven data centres consume enormous amounts of power and require high-speed global connectivity.
The latest collaboration deepens the relationship between Reliance and Meta, which has expanded significantly over the past few years.
In 2020, Meta invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, becoming one of the largest foreign investors in the company.
The two groups further strengthened ties in August 2025 through a joint venture aimed at developing AI platforms and enterprise solutions in India using Meta’s Llama family of AI models. The venture involved an initial investment of ₹855 crore, with Reliance holding a 70 percent stake and Meta the remaining 30 percent.
Industry estimates suggest India’s data centre market could nearly double to more than $13 billion by 2034, driven by accelerating digital transformation, cloud adoption and the explosive growth of AI applications.
The Reliance-Meta project is expected to strengthen India's position as a preferred destination for global AI infrastructure investments and aligns with the government's efforts to treat data centres as strategic national infrastructure.