Meta partners with Reliance on 168‑MW AI hub in India
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- Meta announced a partnership with Reliance Industries to lease capacity at a 168‑MW AI‑enabled data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- Reliance will design, build, power with renewable energy, cool with desalinated seawater, and operate the facility, with Meta covering all energy and water costs.
- Meta secured nearly 1 GW of new renewable power in India via CleanMax and Fourth Partner Energy to supplement the Jamnagar data center.
- Jio Platforms received a $5.7 bn investment from Meta in 2020, laying groundwork for the current AI infrastructure deal.
- India’s data‑center capacity rose from about 375 MW in 2020 to roughly 1.5 GW in 2025, with forecasts of over 8 GW by 2030.
- Reliance expects the Jamnagar facility to be operational within two years and scalable for future expansion.
Why it matters: Meta secures a dedicated AI compute hub in a fast‑growing market, while Reliance expands its AI infrastructure services and renewable‑energy portfolio. The deal also underscores India’s push for domestic AI capacity, potentially shifting global AI workloads toward Indian data centers.
