Adani Group and Jabil have announced their intent to form a strategic alliance to establish a vertically integrated AI and data center infrastructure manufacturing platform in India. The alliance targets GW-scale AI rack and advanced infrastructure manufacturing to serve global data center build-outs and position India as a hub for AI hardware export.
The collaboration combines Jabil’s engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing expertise with Adani Group’s infrastructure footprint, green energy portfolio, logistics network, and data center operations. The platform will address demand for AI-ready data center hardware.
Core Elements of the Platform
- Giga-Scale AI Rack Architecture : Plans include multi-GW of high-density AI rack manufacturing capacity in India. This covers advanced manufacturing and integration of liquid-cooled AI racks, servers, storage, and networking systems using SMT and complex box-build processes.
- 360-Degree AI Infrastructure Ecosystem : Manufacturing will extend to white space and grey space devices, including Power Distribution Units (PDUs), Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), Transformers, Switchgears, Bus Bars, and advanced thermal management systems. The alliance aims to provide an end-to-end design-to-deployment hardware ecosystem.
- The organizations are working on definitive operational frameworks and formal documentation.
The initiative addresses a global market opportunity exceeding USD 3 trillion over the next seven years, driven by investments in AI compute.
Strategic Context
India’s data center market is projected to reach 5-8 GW by 2030, supported by AI demand, cloud expansion, and data localization. Global hyperscalers have planned spending exceeding USD 50 billion across data center, cloud, and AI ecosystems in India. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act and the Union Budget 2026 tax holiday for data centers until 2047 are noted as factors enhancing manufacturing competitiveness.
The alliance aligns with Adani Group’s commitment to develop 5 GW of green-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centers by 2035.
Jabil recorded USD 29.8 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025. The company has pursued U.S. infrastructure expansions and acquired Hanley Energy Group and Mikros Technologies, adding power management and thermal solutions capabilities.
The alliance is described as supporting the Make in India initiative by advancing domestic manufacturing and export of AI hardware.
Mr. Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, stated: "The world is entering an Intelligence Revolution more profound than any previous Industrial Revolution. Nations that master the symmetry between energy and compute will shape the next decade. India is uniquely positioned to lead. Our alliance with Jabil represents a decisive step in building India's complete AI infrastructure stack — from green power generation to world-class hardware manufacturing. Together, we will ensure India is not merely a consumer in the AI age, but a creator, builder, and exporter of intelligence."
Mr. Mike Dastoor, CEO, Jabil, stated: "This strategic collaboration with Adani Group is another step forward in our efforts to create long-term value for customers throughout the AI ecosystem by offering scalable solutions across the product 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. As India becomes one of the world’s fastest-growing AI markets, the country’s skilled workforce and supportive business environment make it an attractive destination for this collaboration."
