Meta signs its first India data-centre deal, leasing a 168MW AI facility from Reliance
Meta has agreed to lease a 168-megawatt, AI-ready data centre in India from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, its first such facility in the country. Reliance will build the site in Jamnagar, Gujarat, and Meta will lease it with an option to scale, the companies said on Tuesday.
“This world-class facility in Jamnagar will help us scale our AI infrastructure globally while deepening our long-term investment in India’s economy,” Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said. Meta frames the site as part of its push toward what it calls “personal superintelligence”.
The data centre will run on renewable energy and use desalinated seawater for cooling, with Meta covering the full cost of the power and water. Jamnagar, where Reliance is building one of the world’s largest data-centre campuses, sits near undersea cable landings and Jio’s fibre network. The 168MW is a first phase, with room to grow.
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