Meta is incorporating India into its global AI infrastructure network. The company has partnered with Reliance Industries to build a 168-megawatt AI data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, which Meta will lease capacity from to support its AI training and global infrastructure needs.
The 168 MW project has been implemented in Gujarat.
This partnership marks Meta’s first AI data center agreement in India. Both parties stated that the facility will be equipped with AI computing capabilities, is expected to be completed within two years, and can be expanded further in the future.
As planned, Meta will cover all energy and water costs required for its operations at the campus. The project is designed to be powered by renewable energy and cooled using desalinated seawater.
Reliance Industries stated that it will provide integrated services covering design, construction, power supply, connectivity, and ongoing operations. For this major Indian conglomerate, this also means it is aiming to offer comprehensive AI infrastructure solutions to global technology companies.
India attracts global computing power investments
As this partnership comes to fruition, India is rapidly emerging as a new destination for AI data center investments. With growing demand for computing power in model training and deployment, numerous tech companies have recently expanded their cloud and AI infrastructure presence in India.
Public information shows that Microsoft, Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and Uber have recently announced investment plans for AI or cloud infrastructure in India. In addition to international tech companies, local businesses are also expanding simultaneously.
Earlier this week, AirTrunk, a data center operator backed by Blackstone, announced plans to invest $30 billion in India by 2030 to build 5 gigawatts of data center capacity. Indian companies such as the Adani Group and Tata Consultancy Services have also unveiled expansion plans aimed at accommodating AI workloads.
Policies and power infrastructure are being advanced in tandem.
The Indian government is also attracting such projects through policy measures. New Delhi offers tax incentives to foreign cloud service providers that sell services overseas, provided that the workloads run on local data centers in India.
Government data shows that India’s installed data center capacity has increased from approximately 375 megawatts in 2020 to around 1.5 gigawatts in 2025. The industry expects this figure to rise to over 8 gigawatts by the end of 2030, driven by increased cloud adoption, growing AI workloads, and rising demand for local data processing.
In addition to the Jamnagar project, Meta stated that it has secured nearly 1 gigawatt of new renewable energy capacity in India through agreements with CleanMax and Fourth Partner Energy to supplement the green power required for its data centers.