Chairman Mukesh Ambani revealed that Jio and Reliance Industries will be investing Rs 10 lakh crore in AI over the next seven years. This investment solidifies AI as a fundamental component of the group’s plan for long-term success.
Ambani described the investment as “patient, nation-building capital” that will create long-term economic value and strategic resilience during his speech at the India AI Impact Summit.
Jio Intelligence plans to construct gigawatt-scale data centres in Jamnagar, supported by renewable energy resources and an integrated national edge computing network, to tackle the issue of high compute costs.
In the second half of 2026, more than 120 MW of AI-ready capacity is anticipated to become live, with intentions to expand to gigawatt levels.
Ambani stated that the programme’s primary goal is to increase output in the informal economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), agriculture, and manufacturing while simultaneously developing AI capabilities that can understand and work with many Indian languages. Instead of displacing workers, he stressed that AI adoption would create high-skill jobs.
