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French automation giant Schneider Electric sees exponential growth in its data centre business in India as the country scales up capacity over the coming years.<\/p>
\u201cIn India, our data centre business is not the biggest yet. India has built only 1.5 gigawatt of data centre capacity so far. The country has plans to build 6\u20138 GW. In the next 3 to 5 years, there is an opportunity for it to become the biggest business,\u201d says Deepak Sharma, MD & CEO, & Zone President, Greater India, Schneider Electric.<\/p>
Must Read:\u00a0India\u2019s data centre capacity set to reach 2GW by 2026, backed by $30 billion in investments: Report<\/strong><\/p> Globally, 30% of Schneider Electric\u2019s 40 billion euros business comes from data centres.<\/p> India is Schneider Electric\u2019s third-largest market and a global innovation hub with over 38,000 employees, 31 factories, and exports to more than 30 countries. Last year, the grid-to-plug energy management giant acquired the remaining 35% stake of Schneider Electric India from Temasek for 5.5 billion euros to reach full ownership. This is expected to speed up the decision-making process in India.<\/p> \u201cOur building and distribution business is the biggest in India currently. But from a growth perspective, I think generation, data centre and homes will see the next strongest growth cycle,\u201d Sharma says.<\/p> Even as data centre business booms, Sharma expects other businesses to continue to grow. \u201cTo build data centres in India, we have to build buildings, roads, hospitals and infrastructure. I don\u2019t think data centres will be the only segment that will fire. Housing, airport, metros and infrastructure are important for Schneider in India,\u201d he explains.<\/p> India is ramping up its data centre capacity as 20% of all data is generated and consumed in India while only 3% is stored in India.<\/p> Schneider Electric has witnessed double-digit growth in home and automation businesses, says Sharma. \u201cAffordable technology, cost frugality, and the speed of adaptation makes India unique. So, most of our products are now designed and manufactured in India. We export to 30 countries from India, including the US,\u201d he adds.<\/p> The company is betting big on \u201copen automation\u201d, where companies don\u2019t have to stick to a single vendor. \u201cIn \u2018open automation\u2019, where any you don\u2019t have to be married to any single company. You can take a software piece from us, which is built on any platform, and then you can re-engineer your whole industrial plant,\u201d says Sharma.<\/p> On rising commodity prices, particularly copper, Sharma says it has been a challenge across the industry. \u201cWe use lot of copper and silver in our products. Whatever cost goes up, we have to pass it on to the market,\u201d he says. \u201cIf all our suppliers and ecosystem suffer, we suffer. If the West Asia war continues, we see some challenges on plastics and transportation,\u201d Sharma adds.<\/p> <\/div> Schneider Electric India, data centre growth India, Deepak Sharma Schneider Electric, India data centre capacity 6-8 GW, automation industry India, digital infrastructure India, open automation technology, industrial automation growth, India manufacturing hub exports, energy management solutions India, Temasek Schneider Electric stake acquisition#Exclusive #Schneider #Electric #sees #exponential #growth #data #centre #boom #India1776155855<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" French automation giant Schneider Electric sees exponential growth in its data centre business in India as the country scales up capacity over the coming years. \u201cIn India, our data centre business is not the biggest yet. India has built only 1.5 gigawatt of data centre capacity so far. 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