Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Wednesday announced a partnership with Meta to develop an AI-enabled data centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the first built-to-suit data centre capacity in India for the American social media giant.
Under the agreement, RIL will develop a facility with 168 MW capacity, to be delivered within two years, with an option to scale. Meta will lease capacity from the facility, which will serve its global infrastructure needs, including core business and AI compute requirements.
RIL will act as a single-window solutions provider, handling end-to-end services across the project lifecycle — from design and construction to utilities management, renewable power supply, network connectivity, and fully managed operational services.
Gujarat location, green infrastructure
The Jamnagar site was chosen for its strategic advantages, including proximity to India’s western submarine cable landing stations, Jio’s fibre network, renewable energy availability, and water access. The facility will run on renewable energy and be cooled using desalinated seawater.
What the two companies said
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’s scale demonstrates India’s readiness to be at the forefront of the global AI revolution. At Reliance, we are committed to building world-class digital infrastructure that will power the next 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.”
Policy alignment
The partnership is aligned with the Government of India’s framework, designating data centres as strategic national infrastructure, which introduces a long-term policy structure to attract global AI infrastructure investment into the country.
RIL is India’s largest private sector company, posting a consolidated revenue of INR 11,75,919 crore (US$ 124.0 billion) and net profit of INR 95,754 crore (US$ 10.1 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2026.
