Facebook-parent Meta has partnered with Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries to set up its first artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled data centre in India, marking a major step in the US technology giant’s plans to expand its AI infrastructure in one of its biggest markets.
Under the partnership, Reliance will build a 168 MW data centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, which Meta will lease with the option to expand capacity in the future, according to a statement issued by the companies.
The move comes as global technology firms race to build AI infrastructure to support growing demand for AI models, cloud services and data processing. Meta said India’s massive user base and rapidly growing digital economy made it an attractive destination for such investments.
The partnership further strengthens the relationship between Meta and Reliance, which has grown significantly over the past few years.
This is not the first AI collaboration between the two companies.
In August 2025, Meta and Reliance formed a joint venture aimed at developing AI platforms and tools for enterprises in India using Meta’s Llama AI models.
The partnership was designed to create AI solutions for Indian businesses by combining Meta’s AI technology with Reliance’s digital and infrastructure capabilities.
The latest data centre partnership builds on Meta’s earlier investment in Reliance’s digital ecosystem.
In 2020, Meta invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, the digital services arm of Reliance Industries. The investment was among the largest foreign investments in India’s technology sector and marked the beginning of a closer relationship between the two companies.
Over the years, the partnership has expanded from digital services to AI technologies and now large-scale data infrastructure.
India’s data centre industry is expected to witness strong growth over the next decade, driven by rising internet usage, increasing cloud adoption and higher demand for AI computing power.
According to consulting firm IMARC Group, India’s data centre market is projected to almost double in size and reach $13.11 billion by 2034.
The growth is being supported by the country’s digital transformation, increasing use of cloud technologies and rising AI workloads that require powerful computing infrastructure.
The Jamnagar facility is expected to become an important part of Meta’s AI infrastructure strategy in India, while also adding to Reliance’s ambitions in the fast-growing data centre and AI ecosystem.