India, June 11 -- Reliance Industries Limited and social media major Meta Platforms have partnered to develop a 168-megawatt data centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, within two years, a joint statement said on Wednesday. This is the first built-to-suit data centre capacity in India for Meta and represents a significant milestone in India's emergence as a global hub for AI infrastructure, the statement said.

"RIL will develop a data centre with 168 MW capacity to be delivered within two years, with an option to scale. Meta will lease capacity from the facility," the statement said.

The data centre will be powered by renewable energy and cooled with desalinated seawater.

Meta is also separately partnering with two leading clean energy providers...