Under the arrangement, Meta will lease capacity at the Jamnagar site, while Reliance will oversee design, construction, connectivity, renewable power, and day-to-day operations. The companies said the facility will be powered by renewable energy and cooled using desalinated seawater, with Meta covering the full cost of the energy and water required for its operations.
The deal comes as India attracts growing interest from technology companies looking to expand AI and cloud infrastructure. Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and Uber have all recently announced investments tied to AI or data center development in the country, while domestic firms including Adani and Tata Consultancy Services are also expanding capacity.
India’s data center footprint has grown rapidly in recent years. Government figures show installed capacity increased from roughly 375 megawatts in 2020 to about 1.5 gigawatts in 2025. Industry estimates project that figure could exceed 8 gigawatts by the end of the decade as demand rises for cloud services, AI workloads, and local data processing.
The partnership marks another step in the deepening relationship between Meta and Reliance. Meta invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms in 2020, and the companies launched a $100 million joint venture last year to develop enterprise AI products for customers in India and international markets.
Alongside the Jamnagar project, Meta said it has contracted nearly 1 gigawatt of additional renewable energy capacity in India through agreements with CleanMax and Fourth Partner Energy. The company said those projects will help support the renewable energy requirements associated with the new facility.
Neither company disclosed the financial terms of the agreement, the specific AI workloads that will run from the site, or whether additional AI infrastructure investments in India are planned.
This analysis is based on reporting from TechCrunch.
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