The deal deepens an existing partnership between the US tech major and Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate, adding to a wave of hyperscale data centre investment in India.
Meta Platforms will lease an AI ready data centre to be built by Reliance Industries, the companies confirmed on June 10, 2026. Reliance will build a 168 MW facility in Jamnagar, home to its flagship energy complex, with capacity to run on energy capable of powering about 150,000 homes. The project could be scaled up further.
The deal comes as US cloud majors including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have driven a surge in hyperscale data centre construction in India. In February 2026, Reliance committed about $110 billion and Adani outlined $100 billion in investments aimed at positioning India as an AI hub. The Indian government has given foreign companies a tax break of more than 20 years on using local data centres.
Meta is already an investor in Reliance’s IPO bound Jio Platforms and last year formed a joint venture with the company to develop AI tools for enterprises using its Llama models. This latest deal extends that relationship into physical infrastructure.
Deven Choksey, Managing Director of advisory firm DRChoksey FinServ in Mumbai, said Jamnagar gives the partnership a practical edge. “Reliance has the infrastructure and Meta has the AI expertise.” He noted that Jamnagar’s location gives ready access to power, water, and infrastructure at lower cost, and that Reliance can draw energy from its renewable power assets at the complex, reducing the data centre’s dependence on costlier grid power.
Meta did not disclose financial terms or a target completion date.
India’s data centre market is projected to nearly double to $13.11 billion by 2034, driven by digitalisation, cloud adoption, and rising AI workloads, according to consulting firm IMARC Group.
Meta Platforms is a US-based technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, listed on Nasdaq.
