Meta and Reliance Industries announced a significant expansion of our strategic partnership with an agreement for an AI-enabled data center in India. Located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, this investment reaffirms Meta’s deep commitment to India, bringing infrastructure that powers our products and AI capabilities needed to deliver personal superintelligence to one of our largest and fastest-growing communities globally. As part of the agreement, Reliance will build a data center with 168 MW capacity, which Meta will lease, with options to scale.
“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,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Meta.
Building in India
Meta is investing aggressively to expand our capacity footprint to support our technologies, services, and AI ambitions, which serve billions of people worldwide. India’s rapidly growing tech-forward digital economy, its massive user base, and the strength of our partnership with Reliance make India an ideal place to invest.
Meta is leasing capacity at a new Reliance data center in Jamnagar, India, powered by renewable energy and cooled with desalinated seawater. Meta will cover the full cost of the energy and water supporting the facility. This investment is a significant milestone in Meta’s global infrastructure expansion and deepens our long-standing strategic partnership with Reliance — one that spans connectivity, commerce, and AI innovation in one of the world’s most dynamic digital markets.
Jamnagar is a strategic location, and Reliance is developing one of the largest data center campuses in the world there, with access to the significant energy resources needed to power advanced AI-enabled infrastructure. The facility’s first phase will deliver 168 MW of capacity, with an option to scale. Paired with our extensive network investments, including Project Waterworth, the world’s longest subsea cable system, we will bring industry-leading connectivity to the region and serve India’s community with speed and quality.
A Partnership Built Over Time
Meta and Reliance Industries have built a strong partnership over the years, and this investment reflects a shared vision to accelerate India’s digital future. In 2020, we made a landmark $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms, accelerating connectivity and empowering small business growth across India. We deepened the collaboration through a joint venture bringing Meta’s open-source AI models to Indian enterprises and developers. Today’s data center agreement marks the next chapter — extending our partnership to the physical infrastructure powering Meta’s products and AI capabilities in one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing digital economies.
“This partnership with Meta marks a transformative moment for India’s digital infrastructure. Building India’s first built-to-suit AI 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,” said Mr. Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited.
Supporting Clean Energy Across India
Meta is also proud to announce we have contracted nearly 1 GW of new clean and renewable energy in India through agreements with two leading clean energy providers:
- CleanMax: 837 MW of new solar and wind projects in Rajasthan and Karnataka. This brings the cumulative capacity announced with CleanMax to over 900 MW.
- Fourth Partner Energy: 88 MW of new solar and wind projects across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.
Coupled with the work by Reliance to support the Jamnagar data center with renewable energy, these additional agreements represent a meaningful commitment to India’s clean energy ecosystem. This helps ensure that Meta’s growing infrastructure in the country is supported by renewable power and will help address Meta’s value chain emissions in the region. This is consistent with our global goal of matching all operations with 100% clean and renewable energy.
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