Adani, Jabil Plan AI Data Center Hardware Platform in India
The proposed alliance will target AI racks, servers, power systems and cooling equipment as India seeks a larger role in global AI infrastructure supply chains.
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Adani Group and Jabil Inc., a major Apple supplier, plan to form a strategic alliance to build an AI and data center infrastructure manufacturing platform in India, as demand for AI-ready hardware accelerates globally.
The proposed platform will target gigawatt-scale manufacturing of high-density AI racks and related infrastructure for global data center projects.
The companies said they are working on operational frameworks and formal documentation for the partnership. They did not disclose financial details.
The alliance is intended to combine Jabil’s engineering, supply chain and manufacturing capabilities with Adani’s infrastructure, logistics, renewable energy and data center operations.
The companies said the platform will serve hyperscalers, colocation operators and enterprise data centers.
The plan includes manufacturing and integration of liquid-cooled AI racks, servers, storage systems and networking equipment.
It will also cover supporting infrastructure such as power distribution units, coolant distribution units, transformers, switchgears, bus bars and thermal management systems.
The announcement comes as Adani seeks to scale its AI infrastructure ambitions. In February Adani Enterprises had announced plans to invest $100 billion in renewable-powered, AI-ready data centers by 2035. The group plans to expand its data center capacity from 2 GW to 5 GW and invest $55 billion in renewable energy.
“For decades, we imported technology. Now we are building the backbone,” Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, said in February. “India will not follow the AI century. India will shape it.”
In the latest announcement, Adani said the Jabil alliance was part of its effort to build a complete AI infrastructure stack in India, linking green power, hardware manufacturing and data center capacity.
“India is uniquely positioned to lead,” said Adani. “Our alliance with Jabil represents an important step in building India’s complete AI infrastructure stack, from green power generation to world-class hardware manufacturing.”
Jabil Chief Executive Mike Dastoor said the partnership would help the company offer scalable infrastructure solutions across the AI hardware lifecycle.
“By combining Jabil’s more than sixty years of engineering expertise and advanced manufacturing capabilities with Adani’s formidable infrastructure and energy platform, we can expect to execute down to the rack level for hyperscalers and enterprises here in India and across the globe,” Dastoor said.
The companies said India’s data center market could reach 5 GW to 8 GW of capacity by 2030, helped by AI demand, cloud adoption and data localization rules.
A recent CEEW study said India’s installed data center capacity had risen to nearly 1.5 GW by mid-2025 and could reach 4.5 GW to 6.5 GW by 2030.
The Indian government has also moved to attract cloud and data center investment. In the Union Budget for 2026-27, the finance ministry proposed a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign companies that provide global cloud services using India-based data centers, subject to conditions on serving Indian customers through an Indian reseller entity.
For Jabil, the alliance would extend its exposure to AI infrastructure manufacturing. The company reported revenue of $29.8 billion in fiscal 2025 and has been expanding its data center infrastructure capabilities through investments and acquisitions, including Hanley Energy Group and Mikros Technologies.
The proposed alliance also reflects India’s attempt to move beyond data center construction into the hardware supply chain behind AI infrastructure. That includes racks, power systems, cooling equipment and server-level integration, areas where global demand has grown sharply as hyperscalers race to expand computing capacity.
