Meta Partners With Reliance on First India AI Data Center (1)

Meta Platforms Inc. is partnering with Reliance Industries Ltd. to build its first AI data center in India, adding to a wave of investment in tech infrastructure globally.

As part of the deal, tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance will build a 168-megawatt data center in Jamnagar — where it also runs the world’s largest single-site oil refinery — that Facebook’s parent will lease, the companies said Wednesday. The two companies didn’t offer more details on the project, which has an option to expand over time. Reliance’s shares gained as much as 2.5% before paring some gains.

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