Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire chairperson of Indian conglomerate Reliance, unveiled the group’s ambitious plan on Thursday. The plan commits ₹10 trillion, approximately $110 billion, to build AI computing infrastructure in India over the next seven years.
Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Ambani detailed that this massive investment will fund gigawatt-scale data centers, a nationwide edge computing network, and new AI services integrated with Reliance’s Jio telecom platform. He revealed that construction has already begun on multi-gigawatt data centers in Jamnagar, Gujarat, with over 120 megawatts of capacity expected to become operational in the second half of 2026.
Ambani’s pledge is part of a growing wave of AI investment sweeping India. Earlier in the week, the Adani Group outlined plans to invest about $100 billion to build AI data centers in the country. The Indian government itself expects more than $200 billion in AI infrastructure spending over the next two years.
Global technology firms are also expanding their presence. OpenAI has partnered with the Tata Group to develop about 100 megawatts of AI capacity in India, with plans to eventually scale that to 1 gigawatt.
Ambani emphasized that this push is essential for India’s technological self-reliance. He stated that the country “cannot afford to rent intelligence,” and that Reliance aims to cut the cost of AI services as dramatically as it once reduced mobile data prices. He identified the primary constraint in AI today not as talent or imagination, but as the scarcity and high cost of compute.
This build-out will be supported by Reliance’s green energy capacity, which includes 10 gigawatts of surplus power from solar projects in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The company plans to partner with Indian enterprises, startups, and academic institutions to embed AI across industries such as manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, healthcare, and financial services.
Jio has already been active in forming AI partnerships, having secured a deal with Google last year to offer free Gemini AI Pro access to millions of its users in India. Furthermore, Reliance plans to develop AI capabilities in several Indian languages to spur wider adoption of the technology.
This aggressive push highlights how India’s largest conglomerates are racing to secure a foothold in what is expected to be one of the country’s most significant technology opportunities.