# Adani Enterprises and Jabil Sign Non-Binding MoU for a 50:50 Venture to Build AI Data-Centre Hardware in India

Times of AI Desk · 2026-10-13 · Industry

[https://timesof.ai/2026/10/adani-jabil-ai-data-centre-hardware-jv-mou](https://timesof.ai/2026/10/adani-jabil-ai-data-centre-hardware-jv-mou)

> Adani Enterprises and Jabil have signed a non-binding MoU for a proposed 50:50 joint venture to manufacture AI racks, servers, networking, power and cooling equipment in India, the companies said on October 13. Definitive agreements and approvals are still needed.

**Adani Enterprises** and **Jabil** have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a proposed **50:50 joint venture** to manufacture and assemble AI and data-centre equipment in India, the companies announced on **Tuesday, October 13**. The venture still needs definitive agreements and approvals.

## What the venture would make

The companies say the JV would manufacture and assemble AI racks, servers, storage and networking equipment, plus power distribution units, liquid-cooling systems and transformers. They say it is expected to have multi-gigawatt AI rack manufacturing capacity and to provide installation and commissioning, serving hyperscalers, neoclouds, data-centre operators and enterprises in India and abroad.

## Context the companies give

The MoU follows a June 2026 announcement of the two groups' intent to form an alliance, according to Jabil's release. The companies cite industry forecasts of 5 to 8 GW of Indian data-centre capacity by 2030, and say the venture aligns with Adani Group's $100 billion commitment to build 5 GW of green-powered AI-ready data centres by 2035. They estimate a global market opportunity of more than $3 trillion over seven years; that is their own estimate.

"Our proposed joint venture with Jabil marks a strategic step towards this future," Adani Group chairman **Gautam Adani** said in the release.

## Limits

- The MoU is non-binding; no investment figure for the JV itself was disclosed.
- Market-size and capacity forecasts are those cited by the companies.

## Sources

- [Jabil: Adani Enterprises, Jabil Sign MoU for 50:50 Data Center Hardware Joint Venture (October 13, 2026)](https://investors.jabil.com/news/news-details/2026/Adani-Enterprises-Jabil-Sign-MoU-for-5050-Data-Center-Hardware-Joint-Venture/default.aspx)
- [CNBC-TV18: Adani Enterprises, Jabil sign MoU for 50:50 JV to manufacture AI, data centre hardware (October 13, 2026)](https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/stocks/adani-enterprises-share-price-jabil-sign-mou-for-5050-jv-to-manufacture-ai-data-centre-hardware-20011035.htm)