Meta Reliance AI data centre partnership will see Reliance Industries build a 168 MW facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, which Meta will lease as part of its AI infrastructure expansion in India.
The agreement marks Meta’s first AI-enabled data centre in India and deepens its long-running partnership with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.
Meta said the facility will support its products and AI capabilities for one of its largest and fastest-growing user communities.
The company also said the data centre will be powered by renewable energy and cooled using desalinated seawater, with Meta covering the full cost of energy and water used to support the facility.
Meta Reliance AI Data Centre To Support AI Growth
The Meta Reliance AI data centre is being developed at a time when India is trying to position itself as a major hub for artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.
Reliance will build the Jamnagar facility with an initial capacity of 168 MW, with an option to expand in the future.
Jamnagar is already central to Reliance’s energy and infrastructure operations, giving the project access to power, water and large-scale industrial facilities.
The data centre is expected to help Meta run AI workloads closer to Indian users and support faster digital services across the country.
Reliance And Meta Deepen Long-Term Partnership
The agreement builds on years of cooperation between Meta and Reliance.
Meta invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms in 2020, strengthening its position in India’s digital market.
The two companies later expanded cooperation through AI-related work, including efforts to bring Meta’s open-source Llama models to Indian enterprises and developers.
The latest agreement moves that partnership into physical AI infrastructure, with Reliance providing data centre capacity and Meta using it to support its growing AI needs.
Renewable Energy To Power Jamnagar Facility
Meta said the Jamnagar data centre will be supported by renewable energy.
The company has also announced separate clean energy agreements in India with CleanMax and Fourth Partner Energy, covering nearly 1 GW of new renewable energy capacity.
The use of renewable power is important because AI data centres require large amounts of electricity to run servers, cooling systems and networking equipment.
By using renewable energy and desalinated seawater cooling, the companies are aiming to reduce pressure on conventional power and freshwater resources.
India Sees Surge In AI Data Centre Investment
The Meta Reliance AI data centre deal comes as India sees a wave of investment in hyperscale data centres.
Global technology companies, including Amazon, Microsoft and Google, have been expanding cloud and AI infrastructure in India.
Indian conglomerates are also stepping up investment, with Reliance and Adani announcing large-scale plans to develop AI-ready data centres.
The growth is being driven by rising demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence tools, digital payments, online commerce and enterprise technology.
Why The Deal Matters For India
The project is important because it brings a major global technology company’s AI infrastructure closer to Indian users.
For Reliance, the deal strengthens its position as a key player in India’s AI and data centre market.
For Meta, the facility will help support AI products, social media services and future digital tools in one of its most important markets.
The deal also reflects India’s wider ambition to become a stronger destination for AI investment, especially as companies look for large-scale data centre capacity outside traditional global hubs.
Financial Terms Not Disclosed
Meta and Reliance have not disclosed the financial terms of the data centre lease.
The companies have also not announced a final target date for the facility’s launch.
However, the agreement signals a major step in India’s AI infrastructure buildout and shows how partnerships between global technology firms and Indian conglomerates are shaping the country’s digital future.
For now, the Meta Reliance AI data centre in Jamnagar stands as one of the clearest signs of India’s growing role in the global AI infrastructure race.
Published in SouthAsianDesk, June 11, 2026
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