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

Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of the billionaire Indian conglomerate Reliance, on Thursday unveiled a ₹10 trillion (about $110 billion) plan to build India’s AI computing infrastructure over the next seven years.

Speaking to India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, Ambani said the investment will support gigawatt-scale data centers, a global computer network, and new AI services integrated with Reliance’s Jio telecom platform.

Reliance has already started building a multi-gigawatt data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Ambani said, and more than 120 megawatts are expected to come online in the second half of 2026.

Ambani’s promise boosts AI investment growth in India. Earlier this week, Adani Gulu explained his intentions invest $100 billion to build AI data in that country, it is the government of India they expect more than $200 billion on the use of AI infrastructure over the next two years.

International technology companies are also expanding their presence, and OpenAI is affiliated with the Tata Group to generate 100 megawatts of AI power in the country, and plans to expand to 1 gigawatt eventually.

Ambani said the push is essential to India’s technological self-reliance, saying the country “can’t afford to borrow information,” and that Reliance wants to cut the cost of AI services as dramatically as it cut the country’s phone prices.

“The biggest hurdle in AI today is neither skill nor logic,” Ambani said. “It’s the scarcity and high cost of computing.”

The construction, Ambani said, will be supported by Reliance’s green power, which has access to 10 gigawatts of excess electricity from solar projects in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

Reliance will partner with Indian businesses, startups, and academic institutions to implement AI in industries ranging from manufacturing and processing to agriculture, healthcare and financial services.

Jio has been making strides in the AI ​​alliance: it arrived last year deal with Google to provide free access to Gemini AI Pro to millions of users in India.

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

The aggressive push shows how India’s biggest conglomerates are scrambling to tap into what is expected to be the country’s biggest tech opportunity.