Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance, announced on Thursday a ₹10 trillion (approximately $110 billion) strategy to establish AI computing infrastructure in India within the next seven years. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, he detailed that this capital will support the development of gigawatt-scale data centers, a comprehensive edge computing network across the nation, and new AI services linked to Reliance’s Jio telecom platform.

Construction is already underway on multi-gigawatt data centers in Jamnagar, Gujarat, with over 120 megawatts of capacity anticipated to become operational in the latter half of 2026.

This commitment from Ambani joins a rising tide of AI investment in the country. Just this week, the Adani Group revealed intentions to invest around $100 billion in constructing AI data centers domestically. The Indian government itself forecasts more than $200 billion in AI infrastructure expenditure over the coming two years.

International technology companies are also expanding their involvement. OpenAI has entered a partnership with the Tata Group to develop roughly 100 megawatts of AI capacity in India, with plans to eventually scale this to 1 gigawatt.

Ambani emphasized that this initiative is crucial for India's technological independence, stating the nation "cannot afford to rent intelligence." He expressed Reliance's goal to drastically reduce the cost of AI services, mirroring its past success in making mobile data affordable. "The biggest constraint in AI today is not talent or imagination," Ambani noted. "It is scarcity and high cost of compute."

This extensive build-out will be powered by Reliance's green energy resources, which include a surplus of 10 gigawatts from solar projects in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The company intends to collaborate with Indian businesses, startups, and academic institutions to integrate AI into diverse sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, healthcare, and financial services.

Jio has already begun forming AI alliances, securing a deal last year with Google to provide free Gemini AI Pro access to millions of its users in India. Furthermore, Reliance plans to cultivate AI capabilities in several Indian languages to accelerate the technology's adoption.

This vigorous effort underscores how India's leading corporate giants are competing to establish a strong position in what is projected to be one of the nation's most significant technological prospects.