Meta Platforms and Reliance Industries announced a partnership Wednesday to build an AI-enabled data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat [1, 2].
The move signals a significant expansion of AI infrastructure in India, providing the computational power necessary to scale Meta's Llama-based enterprise AI solutions globally [4, 5].
The facility will have an initial capacity of 168 MW [1, 2]. Meta is leasing this capacity from Reliance Industries as part of a joint venture aimed at enhancing AI capabilities [3]. This represents the first AI-enabled data center for Meta within India [1, 3].
Mark Zuckerberg said, "This world‑class facility in Jamnagar will help us scale our AI infrastructure globally" [1].
Beyond the Jamnagar project, Meta has contracted solar and wind power across five Indian states [6]. This energy strategy aligns with the high power demands of large-scale AI processing and data center operations.
The partnership leverages Reliance's industrial footprint in Gujarat to accelerate the deployment of AI hardware. By integrating Llama-based tools into the local ecosystem, the companies aim to support a growing number of enterprise AI applications [3, 4].
“This world‑class facility in Jamnagar will help us scale our AI infrastructure globally.”
This partnership establishes a critical infrastructure hub for Meta in one of the world's fastest-growing tech markets. By partnering with Reliance, Meta reduces the capital risk of building its own facilities while gaining immediate access to the energy and land resources required for power-intensive AI training and inference.
