Overview
Meta Platforms Inc has reached an agreement with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd for the construction and lease of an AI-focused data center in Jamnagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Under the arrangement, Reliance will build a 168 megawatt facility and Meta will be the tenant, according to the announcement from the companies.
Facility and power
Reliance will develop the 168 megawatt site in Jamnagar, with Meta taking the lease. The companies stated they will consider options to expand the site’s capacity over time. The facility is planned to be supplied by renewable energy sources.
Commercial and strategic context
The agreement reinforces a commercial relationship between Meta and Reliance that dates to an earlier joint venture. Earlier this year the two companies announced a $100 million joint venture under which they will use open-source Llama AI models to build enterprise AI products aimed at Indian businesses. The new lease-and-build deal for the Jamnagar data center builds on that collaboration.
Industry backdrop
The announcement arrives amid heightened competition among major technology firms to expand AI computing capacity. Meta has publicly committed to a substantial capital program to support its AI expansion, including a spending range of $125 billion to $145 billion in 2026 to fund its AI buildout.
Implications
This transaction combines large-scale data center capacity, renewable power sourcing and a continuation of joint efforts to commercialize enterprise AI products in India. The structure - a developer building a site that is leased by a hyperscale tenant - follows a common pattern in large cloud and AI infrastructure deployments.