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Reliance Industries, owned by Mukesh Ambani is planning to build the world’s largest data center in India, Bloomberg News reported. The project will be located in Jamnagar in Gujarat as Reliance continues its push into the artificial intelligence (AI) sector in India.
Mukesh Ambani is said to be purchasing AI semiconductors from Nvidia, one of the leading global companies in AI technology, as the two companies announced a joint attempt in building AI infrastructure in India in October last year during a chat session at the Nvidia AI Summit 2024.
Nvidia has said that it will supply its Blackwell AI processors for a one-gigawatt data center Reliance is building as the company’s CEO Jensen Huang said during the summit, “It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI. You should not export data to import intelligence. India should not export flour to import bread.”
Talking about the large intelligence capacity of the Indian market, Mukesh Ambani said, “We can use intelligence to actually bring prosperity to all the people and bring equality to the world…Apart from the US and China, India has the best digital connectivity infrastructure.”
The project represents a significant expansion of India’s data center capacity, which currently stands at less than 1 gigawatt nationwide. Reliance CEO Akash Ambani has set an aggressive timeline for the facility, stating in a recent speech, “We want to complete it true Jamnagar style in record time — as we have always done in Jamnagar — in 24 months.”
The timing of Reliance’s move aligns with a global surge in AI infrastructure investments. Tech giants including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are pouring billions into data centers to meet the growing demand for AI services. This week alone, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle announced plans to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure through their Stargate Project initiative.
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The initiative mirrors Ambani’s disruptive strategy in the telecom sector with Reliance Jio, which transformed India’s connectivity landscape. It also echoes recent investments by global tech leaders like Google and Microsoft, who are expanding their data center capabilities to support AI-driven innovation
Financing for the Jamnagar facility could leverage Reliance’s history of attracting significant investments, such as the over $25 billion raised in 2020 from global investors. This funding approach may further solidify Reliance’s position as a leading force in India’s digital and AI ecosystems.
As the global race for AI dominance intensifies, Reliance’s massive data center project would underscore India’s growing role as a key player in shaping the future of AI-driven technologies.
