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New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd on Wednesday signed a contract with Meta Platforms, Inc. for a data center project in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Announced a partnership with RIL, positioning RIL as a single-window solution provider for hyperscale AI infrastructure in India. RIL will develop a 168 MW capacity data center within two years, with the option of scaling up. This will be the first build-to-suit data center capacity in India for Meta to lease capacity from the facility, marking an important milestone in Meta’s global infrastructure expansion and deepening its strategic partnership with Reliance that spans connectivity, commerce and AI innovation.Mukesh D Ambani, CMD, RIL, said: “This partnership with META is a transformative moment for India’s digital infrastructure. The construction of India’s first build-to-suit data center for a global technology leader of Meta’s scale reflects 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. Jamnagar will become a landmark destination for hyperscale AI computing, and we are proud to partner with Meta to make this vision a reality.Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta, said: “We are proud to work 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.”The data center will serve Meta’s global infrastructure, supporting its core business and AI computing needs, underscoring India’s growing role in the digital and AI ecosystem around the world. Under the agreement, RIL will provide comprehensive end-to-end services across the entire lifecycle of the data center – from design and construction to ongoing management of utilities, renewable energy supply, network connectivity and fully managed operational services.RIL said in a statement that the data center will be powered by renewable energy and cooled by desalinated seawater. This partnership is in line with the priorities of the Government of India that designates data centers as strategic national infrastructure and introduces a long-term policy framework to attract global AI infrastructure investments in India.