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

Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance, 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 would fund gigawatt-scale data centers, a nationwide edge computing network and new AI services integrated with Reliance’s Jio telecom platform.

Reliance has already started building 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 promise adds to a growing wave of AI investments in India. Earlier this week, Adani Group outlined plans to invest around $100 billion in building 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 increasing their presence, with OpenAI partnering with the Tata Group to develop around 100 megawatts of AI capacity in the country, and plans to eventually scale that up to 1 gigawatt.

Ambani said this push is essential for India’s technological self-reliance. He says the country “cannot afford to rent intelligence,” 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 of AI today is not talent or imagination,” says Ambani. “It’s scarcity and high computing costs.”

The build-out, Ambani said, would be supported by Reliance’s green energy capacity, which extends to 10 gigawatts of excess energy from solar projects in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

Reliance will work with Indian companies, startups and academic institutions to integrate AI in sectors 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 Gemini AI Pro access to millions of its users in India.

Reliance also plans to develop AI capabilities in several Indian languages ​​to boost adoption of the technology, Ambani said.

This aggressive push shows how India’s largest conglomerates are in a race to gain a foothold in what is expected to be one of the country’s biggest technology opportunities.