Schneider Electric to help setup IBM's first Green Data Centre in India

To provide Electrical Distribution, Building Management / Security System, High Density Cooling and Critical Power solutions for the IBM Data Centre.

Schneider Electric, the world’s specialist in energy management has been awarded IBM’s prestigious contract for designing & providing Electrical Distribution, Building Management / Security System, High Density Cooling and Critical Power solutions for the Green Enterprise Data Centre being built for Bharti Airtel in India. The contract entails Schneider Electric to complete & hand over the Green Data Centre facility to IBM by March 2009.

Speaking about the achievement, Mr. Olivier Blum, Managing Director, Schneider Electric India said, “Data Centres have been recognized as one of the major energy consumers in the world. Nearly 2% of world energy is today being utilized by Data Centres. IBM’s choice confirms Schneider Electric’s leading position as a one-stop energy management solution provider for Data Centres. Schneider Electric’s products and solutions make energy safe and reliable, while reducing substantially energy costs and impact on environment through energy efficiency.”

For the IBM Data Centre Schneider Electric employed an integrated approach to Data Centre management comprising –
1) Electrical Distribution & Energy Management Solutions
2) TAC’s building automation, security and safety systems,
3) APC’s state of the art InRow RC Cooling Solution for high density racks and Galaxy range of UPS.

The scope included complete system studies, design, engineering, supply management, project management and site installation activities.

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 120,000 employees achieved sales of more than 17.3 billion euros in 2007, through an active commitment to help individuals and organisations “Make the most of their energy.”