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Goyal meets Schneider Electric CEO in Riyadh to discuss investment plans

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held a meeting with Peter Herweck, CEO of energy management and automation major Schneider Electric, in Riyadh and discussed the company's investment plans for India. The minister is in Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to further deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries and explore new avenues of trade, investment and economic cooperation. "Held a meeting with Mr Peter Herweck, CEO of @SchneiderElec, a global company specialising in energy management and digital automation with a strong presence in our country. Discussed the company's investment plans for India and how it can leverage the nation's talent pool and government support to provide high-tech, sustainable, and energy-efficient solutions to the world," Goyal said in a post on social media platform X. In March this year, Schneider Electric said that it will invest Rs 3,200 crore by 2026 to make India its manufacturing hub for domestic sales as well as ...

Schneider looks to raise India's share in industrial automation biz to 25%

In 2020, Schneider Electric completed the purchase of Larsen & Toubro's switchgear business which was acquired by Schneider Electric in 2020

Schneider Electric's stock zooms 10% after robust Q1FY25 performance

Shares of Schneider Electric Infrastructure soared up to 10 per cent to Rs 824 per share on the BSE in Tuesday's intraday deals

Schneider Electric invests Rs 200 crore in large campus in Bengaluru

It will be one of the company's largest employee campuses globally with a capacity to accommodate over 8,000 professionals.

Schneider Group-owned Lauritz Knudsen to invest Rs 850 crore in 3 years

L&T Switchgear, the electrical and automation arm of L&T, which Schneider Electric acquired in 2020, is rebranded as Lauritz Knudsen

Schneider Electric, Nvidia partner to optimise data centre infrastructure

Energy management and automation major Schneider Electric on Thursday said it has collaborated with NVIDIA to optimise data center infrastructure. Schneider Electric will leverage its expertise in data center infrastructure and NVIDIA's advanced AI technologies to introduce the first publicly-available AI data center reference designs, according to a statement. These designs are set to redefine the benchmarks for AI deployment and operation within data center ecosystems, the statement said. "We're unlocking the future of AI for organisations," said Pankaj Sharma, Executive Vice President - Secure Power Division & Data Center Business at Schneider Electric. The collaboration will help organisations to overcome data center infrastructure limitations and unlock the full potential of AI, the statement said. In the first phase of this collaboration, Schneider Electric will introduce cutting-edge data center reference designs tailored for NVIDIA accelerated computing clusters and built

Schneider Electric Infra seeks nod to raise borrowing limit to Rs 900 cr

Schneider Electric Infrastructure will seek shareholders' approval to raise its total borrowing limit to Rs 900 crore from the existing Rs 550 crore through postal ballots. The e-voting for postal ballot will start at 9 am on Thursday and end at 5 pm on Friday, as per a BSE filing. The filing explained that the members, vide a special resolution passed through postal ballot on June 21, 2020, approved and authorised the board with the total borrowing limits up to Rs 550 crore. With an objective to have a scope for restructuring the financing avenues between external banks and intercompany loans with a headroom for future requirements to support business operations and working capital, the approval to increase borrowing limits is sought from the shareholders, it said. The company has proposed to enhance the borrowing limits, in excess of the aggregate of its paid-up share capital, free reserves and securities premium as per the latest annual audited financial statements, from the ...

Schneider Electric invests Rs 100 cr in new cooling factory in Bengaluru

Eighty-five per cent of the products manufactured in this factory will be exported, significantly catering to the data centre segment, as well as to buildings, industry, and infrastructure

Schneider Electric to invest Rs 3,200 crore to make India manufacturing hub

Energy management and automation major Schneider Electric said it will invest Rs 3,200 crore by 2026 to make India its manufacturing hub for domestic sales as well as exports. Under the plan, Schneider Electric on Thursday inaugurated a facility with Rs 100 crore investment to produce cooling solutions for data centres in Bengaluru. The company will invest Rs 3,200 crore for making India a manufacturing hub for the group, Schneider Electric India President-Greater India Zone and MD & CEO Deepak Sharma told PTI on the sidelines of plant inauguration. As part of this, the company will set up manufacturing facilities for its various products and solutions across India. He also informed that the company is setting up factories in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Odisha. Presently, the company has 30 factories across India, including the new cooling solutions factory inaugurated on Thursday. Sharma informed that the company is alread

For us, India may become larger than China: Schneider Electric CEO

Peter Herweck, chief executive officer (CEO), spoke to Amritha Pillay about India outpacing global growth, labour-related challenges, and growth drivers

Schneider Electric lines up Rs 3,200 cr capex by 2026: CEO, MD Sharma

Schneider Electric India has lined up an investment of Rs 3,200 crore by 2026 to increase its footprint in the country, company's CEO & MD Deepak Sharma said. The investments will be made in nine states, Sharma who is also the President Greater India region told PTI in an interaction. "In line with our growth ambitions, we have plans to invest EUR 350 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in expanding our industrial footprint with the addition of 12,00,000 square feet up to 2026. These investments are spread over Gujarat, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand," Sharma said. When asked if the investments include setting up of green capacities, he said Schneider Electric aims to become net-zero in its operations by 2030, end-to-end carbon neutral value chain by 2040, and net-zero CO2 emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. "Our company is managing over 700 MW of renewable energy power purchase agreements and providing ...

Schneider Electric Infra board appoints Udai Singh as CEO, MD for 3 yrs

Schneider Electric Infrastructure board on Thursday appointed Udai Singh as its additional director, managing director and chief executive officer for three years. "Board of Directors of the company in their meeting held today, i.e. September 14, 2023, have inter-alia, considered and approved the appointment of Udai Singh as an Additional Director, Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, for a consecutive period of three (3) years from September 15, 2023, subject to the approval of shareholders of the company," a BSE filing said. Over the last 30+ years, Singh has held various roles in the areas of sales, marketing, projects and contract management, and manufacturing operations. Prior to his current role as Electrical Systems Equipment (ESE) - BU VP, Singh was heading Sales & After Sales for India, SAARC & Africa along with key account management. Singh holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from IIT Varanasi and has undertaken ..

Schneider Electric invests undisclosed amount in Biofuels Junction

Energy management and automation firm Schneider Electric on Friday said it has made an equity investment in Biofuels Junction. The investment has been made through Schneider Electric Energy Access (SEEAA), Schneider Electric said in a statement. SEEAA is the Asia-focused clean energy fund, co-funded by Norfund, EDFI MC and Amundi, it added. "Schneider Electric...has made an equity investment in Biofuels Junction. Through this collaboration, Schneider Electric is empowering Biofuels Junction in their business objective of preventing stubble burning of agricultural waste," it said. The company did not disclose the financial details of the deal. Biofuels Junction is a Mumbai-based clean-energy venture that manufactures and aggregates solid biofuels in the form of briquettes and pellets made from agricultural residues to be used as a replacement for fossil fuels in various industries.

Maruti Suzuki India appoints Schneider's executive Arnab Roy as CFO

Roy to take charge as CFO from January 1, 2024

Schneider Electric withdraws appeal from SAT against Sebi's order

Company will have to follow Sebi's January 2021 directions within six months

Schneider Electric to set up new factory in Bengal at Rs 140 cr investment

Schneider Electric on Thursday said it will invest Rs 140 crore to set up a new factory in West Bengal. The new facility will located at Prospace Industrial Park Pvt Ltd in Kolkata, covering an area of 9 acres, Schneider Electric said in a statement. "Schneider Electric aims to grow its capacity in producing products such as vacuum interrupters (VI) and strengthen its power systems vertical through this new factory," it said. This new facility is planned to be completed by February 2024, with the manufacturing operations expected to begin in the second quarter of the next financial year, the company added.

Schneider, Capgemini, Qualcomm join hands to boost 5G automated solution

The three companies have joined efforts on the design and installation of the solution at Schneider Electric's hoisting lab in Grenoble, France

Smartworld Developers expect sales worth Rs 250 cr from retail project

The 100,000 sw ft project in Gurugram is spread over three floors, with units ranging from 500 sq ft to 12,000 sq ft

Smartworld Developers inks MoU with Schneider Electric for home automation

Realty firm Smartworld Developers Pvt Ltd on Tuesday said it has tied up with Schneider Electric for home automation in its upcoming projects. Both the companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for driving 360 degree home automation in the upcoming projects. Through this collaboration, Smartworld Developers said it would "build positive impact homes with lower waste and healthier interiors by incorporating smart product lines from Schneider Electric, which includes Wiser Smart Homes, Modular Switches, etc." "A smart home ecosystem is the future. With over 4,000 homes already under construction and another 15,000 homes to be added in the next two years, at Smartworld one of our key differentiators is our approach towards development of homes that are SMART," Vivek Singhal, CEO of Smartworld Developers, said. Schneider Electric would complement the supply and service of products and solutions with a quarterly training and upskilling programme for the staff of Smartwor

NMDC institutes in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district send youths to MNCs

Besides mining, the company has pioneered development initiatives and steered changes in improving the quality of education in remote areas as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).