Reliance Announces AI Platform and Satellite Network

Reliance Industries has placed artificial intelligence and clean energy at the center of its future growth strategy, announcing plans to build one of the world's largest AI computing platforms, a sovereign satellite broadband network, and a multibillion-dollar green ammonia export business. The announcements were made by Chairman Mukesh Ambani at the conglomerate's 49th Annual General Meeting on Friday, June 19, 2026, which also set the stage for the long-awaited initial public offering of its digital arm, Jio Platforms.

Ambani framed the company's ambitions within a national context, stating that India should become a creator and global leader in AI rather than merely a consumer of foreign technology. He described AI self-sufficiency as a national mission. The centerpiece of this push is a new initiative, Reliance Intelligence, which has moved from planning to execution. Its goal is to build a sovereign AI backbone in Jamnagar, Gujarat, powered entirely by clean energy from Reliance's own solar generation facilities in Kutch.

The first 120 megawatts of AI-ready data center capacity is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2026, with longer-term plans for gigawatt-scale...