Overview
- The companies announced the deal on Wednesday, June 10, under which Reliance will build a 168 MW AI‑enabled data centre in Jamnagar that Meta will lease with options to scale.
- Reliance will provide end‑to‑end design, construction, utilities and operations and expects to deliver the first phase within two years while retaining ownership of the site.
- Meta said the Jamnagar site will run on renewable power and use desalinated seawater for cooling, and the company has contracted nearly 1 GW of new clean energy in India through CleanMax and Fourth Partner Energy.
- Jamnagar was chosen for its access to large renewable resources, available water, proximity to western submarine cable landings and connection to Jio’s fibre network, which together lower costs and improve global connectivity.
- The deal deepens a multi‑year Reliance‑Meta partnership that began with Meta’s 2020 investment in Jio and recent enterprise AI ventures, and it aligns with Indian policies and private investment pushing the country toward a larger role in global AI infrastructure.