Meta Teams Up With Reliance to Build Its First Artificial Intelligence Center in India
Mumbai, Wednesday, 10 June 2026.
Meta and Reliance are constructing a 168-megawatt artificial intelligence facility in Gujarat. Cooled by desalinated seawater, this landmark project significantly accelerates India’s rapidly expanding digital infrastructure.
A Strategic Alliance in Jamnagar
On June 9, 2026, Meta Platforms finalized a built-to-suit agreement with Reliance Industries to establish its first artificial intelligence-enabled data center in India [1]. Located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the facility will boast a first-phase capacity of 168 megawatts (MW) and is scheduled for completion and leasing to Meta within two years [1][2]. Financial terms remain undisclosed, but the Mumbai-based conglomerate, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has built in options to scale the site to support Meta’s expanding global AI infrastructure [1][2]. Ambani, possessing an estimated net worth of $86.6 billion, noted that building a facility for a technology leader of Meta’s scale proves India’s readiness to lead the global AI revolution [2].
Deepening Historical Ties and Localizing AI
This latest Jamnagar development builds upon a foundation of significant capital integration between the two corporate giants. In 2020, Meta injected $5.7 billion into Reliance’s Jio Platforms [1]. The companies also previously established a joint venture to bring Meta’s open-source AI models, such as Llama, directly to Indian developers [1][3]. Prior to the Jamnagar announcement, Meta and Reliance had already collaborated on a standard data center situated on a 40.5-hectare campus in Ambattur, Chennai [3]. Operated by the Digital Connexion joint venture, that facility is capable of handling up to 100 MW of IT load, allowing Meta to localize data processing and optimize the performance of core applications like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook for its massive Indian user base [3].
India’s Booming Data Center Economy
The Meta-Reliance partnership is a microcosm of a much larger infrastructure boom sweeping across India, driven by the exponential demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence [2]. Reliance Industries alone has committed to investing 10 trillion rupees—equivalent to $110 billion—over the next seven years into data centers, renewable energy, and related infrastructure projects [2]. Domestic competitors are matching this aggressive capital expenditure; Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises has outlined plans to invest approximately $100 billion into the sector [2].