Mumbai, June 2026.
Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”) today announced a partnership with Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) for a data centre project in Jamnagar, Gujarat. RIL will develop a data center with 168 MW capacity to be delivered within two years, with an option to scale.
This is the first built-to-suit data centre capacity in India for Meta and represents a significant milestone in India’s emergence as a global hub for AI infrastructure. Meta will lease capacity from the facility, marking a significant milestone in Meta's global infrastructure expansion and deepeningthelong-standingstrategicpartnershipwithReliance—onethatspansconnectivity, commerce, and AI innovation in one of the world's most dynamic digital markets. The data center will serve Meta’s global infrastructure, supporting its core business and AI compute needs, underscoring India’s growing role in the worldwide digital and AI ecosystem.
Undertheagreement,RILwillprovidecomprehensiveend-to-endservicesspanningtheentire lifecycle of the data centre – from design and construction to the ongoing management of utilities,renewablepowersupply,networkconnectivity,andfullymanagedoperationalservices. ThispositionsRILasasingle-windowsolutionsproviderforhyperscaleAIinfrastructureinIndia.
The strategic location in Gujarat offers significant advantages for large-scale data centre operations, including delivery capability, renewable energy, water availability, proximity to India’s western submarine cable landing stations and Jio’s extensive fibre network. The data center will be powered by renewable energy and cooled with desalinated seawater, demonstrating both RIL's and Meta's commitment to sustainability.
This partnership is aligned with the Government of India's priorities which designate data centres as strategic national infrastructure and introduces a long-term policy framework to attract global AI infrastructure investment into India.
Shri Mukesh D. Ambani,
Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited, said, “This partnership with Meta marks a transformative moment for
India’s digital infrastructure. Building India’s first built-to-suit data
centre for a global technology leader of
Meta’sscaledemonstratesIndia’sreadinesstobeattheforefrontoftheglobalAIrevolution.At
Reliance,we are committedtobuildingworld-classdigitalinfrastructurethatwillpowerthenext
generation of AI innovation – not just for India, but for the world. Jamnagar
will become a landmark destination for hyperscale AI computing, and we are
proud to partner with Meta to make this vision a reality.”
Mark
Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Meta, said, "We're proud to be working with Reliance
to build our first AI-enabled data center in India. This world-class facility
in Jamnagar will help us scale our AI infrastructure globally while deepening
our long-term investment in India's economy."