Reliance Industries, Meta Plan AI Data Centre in Jamnagar

Meta Platforms Inc. and Reliance Industries Ltd. announced an agreement on 10 June 2026 to build and lease an artificial intelligence data centre in India. Reliance Industries will construct a 168-megawatt AI-enabled facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, and Meta will lease the capacity.

AI Data Centre and Built-to-Suit Model

The Jamnagar project is Meta’s first built-to-suit data centre capacity in India. The facility has an option for future expansion, and its delivery is expected within two years from the announcement date of 10 June 2026.

Role of Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries will act as a single-window solutions provider for the project. Its responsibilities include design, construction, utility management, renewable power supply, and network connectivity for the data centre.

Energy, Cooling and Infrastructure Features

The facility is planned to use renewable energy and desalinated seawater for cooling. Meta will cover the full cost of the energy and water required for the facility.

Important Facts for Exams

• Jamnagar is a major industrial location in Gujarat and is associated with large-scale energy and infrastructure projects.
• A megawatt is a unit of power equal to one million watts.
• Built-to-suit data centres are designed and constructed for a specific client’s requirements.
• Data centres store and process digital information and support cloud computing and artificial intelligence workloads.

Partnership Background

The collaboration extends an existing relationship between Meta and Reliance. Meta invested in Jio Platforms in 2020, and both companies formed a joint venture in 2025 to develop enterprise AI products for Indian businesses using open-source Llama AI models.

India and Global AI Infrastructure

The Jamnagar data centre will support Meta’s global infrastructure and its core business and AI compute needs. The project places Gujarat within India’s expanding digital infrastructure network.