Adani Group, Jabil target multi-GW AI rack manufacturing platform to position India as AI hardware export hub

The companies plan to manufacture AI racks, servers, storage systems and data centre infrastructure for domestic and global markets.

Adani Group and Jabil have announced plans to build a multi-gigawatt AI rack manufacturing platform in India, targeting growing demand for AI infrastructure and positioning the country as a potential export hub for AI hardware.

The companies plan to manufacture AI racks, servers, storage systems, networking equipment and supporting data centre infrastructure for hyperscalers, colocation providers and enterprise customers in India and overseas.

The initiative combines Jabil’s engineering and manufacturing expertise with Adani’s infrastructure, green energy portfolio, logistics network and expanding data centre operations.

The alliance comes at a time when investments in AI infrastructure are accelerating globally as enterprises, cloud providers and hyperscalers increase spending on AI training, inference and data centre capacity.

At the centre of the partnership is a plan to establish multi-GW high-density AI rack manufacturing capacity in India.

The platform will focus on the manufacturing and integration of next-generation liquid-cooled AI racks, servers, storage systems and networking infrastructure designed for large-scale AI workloads.

According to the companies, the platform will serve the infrastructure requirements of hyperscalers, colocation providers and enterprise data centres globally.

The alliance extends beyond compute infrastructure and includes a broader range of data centre hardware.

The companies also plan to manufacture power distribution units (PDUs), coolant distribution units (CDUs), transformers, switchgears, busbars and advanced thermal management systems.

Together, these components are expected to form an end-to-end AI infrastructure ecosystem covering both white-space and grey-space requirements within modern data centres.

The companies said the objective is to provide infrastructure builders with a single-source manufacturing and integration platform spanning design, manufacturing and deployment.

Target domestic and global demand

According to the companies, India's data center market is expected to reach between 5GW and 8GW of capacity by 2030, driven by AI adoption, cloud expansion and data localisation requirements.

At the same time, hyperscalers are increasing investments in India's digital infrastructure, with planned spending across data centres, cloud and AI ecosystems expected to exceed USD 50 billion.

The companies believe these trends are creating an opportunity to build AI infrastructure locally while strengthening India's role in global technology supply chains.

The alliance also aligns with Adani Group's broader AI and digital infrastructure ambitions.

The group has previously committed USD 100 billion towards developing 5GW of green energy-powered, AI-ready hyperscale data centre capacity by 2035.

By adding manufacturing capabilities, Adani is expanding beyond data centre development and operations into the hardware supply chain that supports AI deployments.

Leverage manufacturing and engineering expertise

Jabil brings over six decades of engineering and manufacturing experience to the partnership.

The company has established capabilities across data centre infrastructure, power management and thermal technologies and reported revenue of USD 29.8 billion in fiscal year 2025.

The companies are currently working on operational frameworks and formal documentation for the initiative.

Once operational, the platform is expected to support large-scale manufacturing of AI infrastructure for customers in India and international markets.

The initiative also aligns with India's broader push to strengthen advanced technology manufacturing and local supply chains under the Make in India programme.

By bringing AI infrastructure manufacturing into the country, the alliance aims to support skilled engineering jobs, strengthen domestic capabilities and establish India as a manufacturing base for the hardware powering the next generation of AI workloads.

As demand for AI computing continues to grow, the partnership reflects a broader effort to move India beyond data centre deployment and into the manufacturing and export of AI infrastructure for global markets.