India, June 10 -- Global tech giant Meta has tied up with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to set up its first AI-enabled data centre in India.

The data centre will be set up in Gujarat's Jamnagar, with an initial capacity of 168 ​MW and an option to scale it further, the social media major said in a statement, adding that the data centre will be constructed by RIL and leased to Meta. The facility is expected to become operational within two years.

". This world-class facility in Jamnagar will help us scale our AI infrastructure globally while deepening our long-term investment in India's economy," Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

The data centre will be powered by sustainable energy sources and cooled with desalinated sea...