New Delhi: Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani announced that Reliance Industries and Jio Platforms will jointly invest up to ₹10 lakh crore in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next seven years.
Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in the national capital, the Reliance Industries Chairman said the investment is not aimed at boosting valuations but is a patient, disciplined commitment to nation-building. “This is capital designed to create sustainable economic value and strategic strength for decades to come,” he said.
Ambani noted that the biggest constraint in AI today is not talent or imagination, but limited computing capacity and high costs. To address this, he announced that Jio Intelligence will build India’s self-reliant computing infrastructure through three major initiatives.
The first initiative involves the development of gigawatt-scale data centers. The company has already begun constructing AI-ready, multi-gigawatt capacity data centers in Jamnagar. Ambani said that data centers with over 120 megawatts of capacity will become operational in the second half of 2026, paving the way for large-scale AI training and inference capabilities.
The second initiative focuses on green energy integration. The company plans to leverage up to 10 gigawatts of additional renewable energy capacity, primarily solar-based, in Kutch and Andhra Pradesh to power its AI infrastructure sustainably.
The third pillar is a nationwide edge computing network deeply integrated with Jio’s telecom infrastructure. This edge layer will deliver faster, low-latency, and affordable computing services closer to where Indians live, learn, and work.
Ambani said Jio Intelligence will drive India’s leadership in deep-tech and advanced manufacturing, extending AI benefits beyond large enterprises to agriculture, small businesses, and the informal sector. “Jio Intelligence will not merely be a search or query tool; it will be a productivity and efficiency engine,” he emphasized.
Another key objective is to build world-class multilingual AI capabilities across all Indian languages. “When farmers and artisans interact with AI in their own language, and students learn in their mother tongue, it is not just convenience — it is inclusion,” he said.
Ambani also sought to counter concerns about job losses due to AI, stating that the technology will create new high-skilled employment opportunities rather than eliminate jobs.
He observed that the global AI narrative has shifted from “who has the best model” to “who can build the strongest ecosystem for speed and scale of adoption.” To that end, Reliance Group plans to establish partnerships with Indian enterprises, startups, premier institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, as well as research organizations.
The group will collaborate with leading industrial players to integrate AI into manufacturing, logistics, energy, finance, retail, agriculture, and healthcare. “We will provide startups with affordable compute and code development platforms. We aim to transform global compute architecture, foundational models, and energy efficiency — all designed in India, rooted in our values, powered by our talent, and built for humanity at large,” Ambani said.
