Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire chairman of India’s Reliance Group, on Thursday unveiled the group’s ₹10 trillion (about $110 billion) plan to build AI computing infrastructure in India over the next seven years.
Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, Ambani said the investment will fund gigawatt-scale data centers, a nationwide network of state-of-the-art computers and new AI services built into Reliance’s Jio telecom platform.
Reliance has already started construction of multi-gigawatt data centers in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Ambani said, and more than 120 megawatts of capacity is expected to come online in the second half of 2026.
Ambani’s pledge adds to a growing wave of AI investment in India. Earlier this week, Adani Group outlined plans to invest about $100 billion to build AI data centers in the country, and the Indian government expects more than $200 billion in AI infrastructure spending over the next two years.
Global tech companies are also stepping up their presence, with OpenAI working with the Tata Group to deploy around 100 megawatts of AI capacity in the country and plans to scale it to 1 gigawatt eventually.
Ambani said the boost is necessary for India’s technological self-reliance, saying the country “cannot afford to rent information” and that Reliance aims to reduce the cost of AI services as dramatically as it once reduced mobile data prices in the country.
“The biggest limitation in artificial intelligence today is not talent or imagination,” Ambani said. “It’s a rarity and a high computational cost.”
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The build, Ambani said, will be supported by Reliance’s green power capacity, which spans 10 gigawatts of excess power from solar projects in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.
Reliance will work with Indian businesses, startups and academic institutions to integrate artificial intelligence into industries ranging from manufacturing and logistics to agriculture, healthcare and financial services.
Jio has already forged AI partnerships: last year it struck a deal with Google to offer free access to Gemini AI Pro to millions of its users in India.
Reliance also plans to develop AI capabilities in several Indian languages to encourage adoption of the technology, Ambani said.
The aggressive push underscores how India’s biggest conglomerates are fighting to secure a foothold in one of the country’s biggest tech opportunities.
