Reliance Jio to Build Largest Data Center in Jamnagar

Reliance Jio to Build Largest Data Center in Jamnagar

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is reportedly planning to build the world’s largest data center in Jamnagar, India, with a colossal capacity of three gigawatts to cater to the surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI). If completed, the facility would dwarf Microsoft’s 600-megawatt data center in Virginia, currently the largest in the world. According to Bloomberg, the ambitious project is estimated to cost between $20 billion and $30 billion. 

Reliance, India’s most valuable company, has a proven track record of securing substantial investments. In 2020, Ambani raised over $25 billion from global investors like Meta, Google, Silver Lake, General Atlantic, KKR, Mubadala, and PIF to expand the company’s retail and telecom businesses, which now dominate the Indian market. 

A key feature of the Jamnagar data center is its commitment to sustainability. Ambani plans to power the facility primarily with renewable energy sourced from a nearby green energy complex producing solar, wind, and hydrogen power. This aligns with Reliance’s broader renewable energy initiatives. 

The company is also partnering with Nvidia for the data center, purchasing advanced chips to drive AI workloads. In October, Reliance and Nvidia announced a collaboration to build AI infrastructure in India, further strengthening the nation’s position in the global AI ecosystem. 

This mega-project in Jamnagar comes at a time when global investment in AI infrastructure is soaring. Earlier this week, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle committed up to $500 billion to the Stargate Project, an AI infrastructure initiative in the United States. Reliance’s Jamnagar initiative underscores India’s growing ambitions in the AI and data infrastructure domains. 

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