Bringing AI-Enabled Infrastructure to India

Meta has entered an agreement with Reliance Industries Limited to lease an AI-enabled data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat — our first in India. This investment brings infrastructure that enables our products and AI capabilities closer to one of our largest and fastest-growing communities globally.

“We’re proud to be working with Reliance to build our first AI-enabled data center in India. This world-class facility in Jamnagar will help us scale our AI infrastructure globally while deepening our long-term investment in India’s economy.” – Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Meta

India is home to one of our largest communities — hundreds of millions of people use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp every day to connect with the people and businesses that matter most to them. The country’s rapidly growing tech-forward digital economy and the strength of our partnership with Reliance make India an ideal place to invest.

As part of the agreement, Reliance will build a data center with 168 MW of capacity in Jamnagar, which Meta will lease, with options to scale. The facility will be supported by renewable energy and cooled with desalinated seawater. Meta will cover the full cost of energy and water supporting the facility.

Jamnagar is a strategic location. Reliance is developing one of the largest data center campuses in the world there, with access to the significant energy resources needed to power advanced AI infrastructure. Paired with our extensive network investments — including Project Waterworth, the world’s longest subsea cable system — we will bring industry-leading connectivity to the region and serve India’s community with speed and quality.

A partnership built over time

Meta and Reliance Industries have built a strong partnership over the years, and this investment reflects a shared vision to accelerate India’s digital future. In 2020, we made a landmark $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms, accelerating connectivity and empowering small business growth across India. We deepened the collaboration through a joint venture bringing our open-source AI models to Indian enterprises and developers. Today’s data center agreement marks the next chapter — extending our partnership to the physical infrastructure enabling our products and AI capabilities in one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing digital economies.

“This partnership with Meta marks a transformative moment for India’s digital infrastructure. Building India’s first built-to-suit AI data centre for a global technology leader of Meta’s scale demonstrates India’s readiness to be at the forefront of the global AI revolution. At Reliance, we are committed to building world-class digital infrastructure that will power the next generation of AI innovation — not just for India, but for the world.” – Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited

Supporting clean energy across India

Meta is also proud to announce we have contracted nearly 1 GW of new clean and renewable energy in India through agreements with two leading clean energy providers:

• CleanMax: 837 MW of new solar and wind projects in Rajasthan and Karnataka. This brings cumulative capacity announced with CleanMax to over 900 MW.
• Fourth Partner Energy: 88 MW of new solar and wind projects across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh.

Coupled with the work by Reliance to support the Jamnagar data center with renewable energy, these agreements represent a meaningful commitment to India’s clean energy ecosystem. This helps ensure that Meta’s growing infrastructure in India is supported by renewable power. This is consistent with our global goal of matching all operations with 100% clean and renewable energy.