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Reliance, Adani Commit $210 Billion To Build AI-Ready Data Infrastructure In India
Last Updated: 20th February 2026 - 02:17 pm
Summary:
India’s two largest conglomerates, Reliance Industries and the Adani Group, have announced combined investment plans of $210 billion to develop AI-ready and renewable-powered data centres. The push is aimed at strengthening domestic data infrastructure as India seeks a larger role in artificial intelligence development, supported by policy incentives and rising global interest in Indian data and cloud capacity.
India’s biggest business groups, Reliance Industries and Adani Group, have outlined plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence-linked infrastructure, according to a Reuters poll-based report.
Reliance has committed around $110 billion, while the Adani Group has pledged about $100 billion towards building large-scale, AI-ready data centres across the country. The investments are expected to be rolled out over several years and will focus on expanding domestic computing capacity.
Focus On Data Centres
India currently has limited exposure to the global AI infrastructure chain, largely due to the absence of large-scale chip manufacturing. As a result, data centres have emerged as the most immediate and viable segment for participation in the AI ecosystem.
Reliance’s digital arm, Jio, is developing multi-gigawatt data centres, including a facility in Jamnagar that is expected to add over 120 megawatts of capacity in the second half of the year. The Adani Group has said its planned facilities will be AI-enabled and powered largely by renewable energy.
Renewable Power Integration
Both groups are leveraging their existing energy assets to support data centre operations. Renewable-powered data centres are expected to reduce dependence on grid electricity and help manage operating costs, given the high power requirements of AI workloads.
Policy Support And Global Context
The investments come as India offers tax incentives and regulatory support to attract data centre and AI-related investments. Global technology companies have also increased their presence in India’s cloud and digital infrastructure space.
While the scale of spending remains smaller than that of US technology firms, the announcements mark one of the largest private-sector commitments to AI-linked infrastructure in India to date.
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