Meta and Reliance to build a 168MW AI data centre in Jamnagar, operational within two years
Meta has signed its first built-to-suit AI infrastructure deal in India — a 168MW data centre in Jamnagar managed end-to-end by Reliance, powered by renewables and desalinated seawater cooling, and operational within two years. The deal extends Meta's $5.7B Jio Platforms relationship into physical infrastructure and positions Reliance as a one-stop AI infrastructure operator for global tech companies in a market where installed data centre capacity is on track to reach 8GW by 2030.
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The rush into India extends beyond global technology firms. Earlier this week, Blackstone-backed AirTrunk announced plans to invest $30 billion to build 5 gigawatts of data center capacity in the country by 2030
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- → Meta secures India AI computing capacity as demand for training infrastructure intensifies globally
- → Positions India as alternative geography for data-center-dependent AI workloads amid supply constraints
- → Reliance emerges as full-service infrastructure operator, signaling regional consolidation around local conglo
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