Reliance unveils $110B AI investment plan as India ramps up tech ambitions

Reliance Industries, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, announced a massive $110 billion (₹10 trillion) investment plan to develop AI computing infrastructure in India over the next seven years. The initiative includes building gigawatt-scale data centers, a nationwide edge computing network, and integrating new AI services with Reliance’s Jio telecom platform. Construction has already started on multi-gigawatt data centers in Jamnagar, Gujarat, with over 120 megawatts of capacity expected by late 2026. This investment complements similar large-scale AI infrastructure commitments from other Indian conglomerates like Adani Group and government projections of over $200 billion in AI spending within two years. Global tech firms such as OpenAI are also expanding their AI capacity in India through partnerships with local companies like Tata Group. Ambani emphasized the strategic importance of this push for India’s technological self-reliance, stating that the country “cannot afford to rent intelligence” and aiming to drastically reduce AI service costs, similar