Ambani to Build World's Largest Data Centre in Jamnagar
Reliance Industries, under its leader Mukesh Ambani, will be creating the world's largest data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, in another step of a serious commitment towards more AI. Indeed, the whole AI industry itself represents one major aspect of Indian aspirations. With both home and foreign interest accelerating towards it daily, the prospect for this giant has already appeared promising.
Reliance's data center will be supplied with state-of-the-art AI infrastructure with AI semiconductors sourced from global tech leader NVIDIA, Bloomberg News reported. In October 2024, Reliance and NVIDIA stated that they are collaborating to build the world's best AI infrastructure in India. Blackwell AI processors are planned for a one-gigawatt data centre that Reliance is building. Though the details of the recent developments are not known, the partnership is considered a significant step toward India's self-reliance in AI and digital technologies.
Ambani, in the Nvidia AI Summit in 2024, also said that India could be on its path toward supremacy in AI. "It only makes sense that India should make its own AI. You shouldn't export data to import intelligence", he quipped. Ambani also explained how Indian digital connectivity was well ahead of other countries and was, therefore positioned as one of the greatest nations in terms of development in AI, along with the United States and China.
Reliance's partnership with NVIDIA builds on earlier collaborations, including efforts to develop AI supercomputers in India and create large language models (LLMs) tailored to the country's diverse linguistic landscape. In a similar move, NVIDIA also entered a partnership with the Tata Group, signaling strong interest in India's AI potential.
India's government is equally invested in the advancement of AI in the country. The government has pledged over Rs 10,000 crore for the support of AI startups, projects, and LLM development. However, chip manufacturing still presents a problem: India's industry is very young. In the long run, the absence of domestic semiconductor production will present some of the greatest challenges in the realization of the country's AI ambitions.
This data centre project marks a significant milestone in India's journey to becoming a global leader in AI technology and digital innovation.
