Meenu Singhal of Socomec on Intelligent Power Infrastructure, Energy Resilience, and India’s Evolving Electrical Ecosystem

StartupTalky presents Recap'25, a series of exclusive interviews where we connect with founders and industry leaders to reflect on their journey in 2025 and discuss their vision for the future.

In this December edition, StartupTalky speaks with Meenu Singhal, Regional Managing Director – Greater India Region at Socomec, who reflects on a year marked by rapid transformation in India’s industrial and commercial power landscape. As sectors from data centres and healthcare to manufacturing and infrastructure accelerated their digital and sustainability journeys in 2025, the demand for intelligent, efficient, and highly reliable power solutions reached new heights.

Singhal shares how Socomec expanded its footprint through advanced UPS systems, energy monitoring solutions, and high-safety switching technologies designed for mission-critical and renewable energy environments. The conversation explores shifting customer priorities toward real-time visibility, predictive maintenance, and energy optimisation, alongside the company’s investments in localisation, digital manufacturing practices, and Tier-2 and Tier-3 market outreach.

StartupTalky: Socomec has been operating in India since 1990 and independently since 2006. Reflecting on 2025, what were the key milestones or achievements in expanding your energy solutions and services across industrial and commercial segments?

Meenu Singhal: During 2025, Socomec strengthened its position in India as a leading provider of advanced power conversion, switching, and monitoring solutions through several key milestones. The first was one was the launch of innovative products at ELECRAMA 2025, followed by strengthening of its switching portfolio by delivering automatic source transfer with enhanced safety and reliability for sectors requiring uninterrupted power. 

Key launches included the high-efficiency DELPHYS XM UPS for mission-critical loads; the DIRIS A-series for advanced harmonics and disturbance monitoring; COUNTIS-P for accurate sub-metering; FP ESS fuses for fast protection in battery energy storage systems; and the ATyS aM, which enhanced the switching portfolio with reliable automatic source transfer for uninterrupted power applications.

Socomec also expanded its UPS assembly lines and increased component localisation, to enable faster turnaround and greater self-reliance. Its Energising India outreach strengthened engagement across Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets that supports data centres, MSMEs, commercial complexes, and industrial clusters. The company-maintained its leadership in specialised segments with 30–60% market share, while holding 5–10% in broader installation categories. Regional expansion continued with growing traction in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

StartupTalky: How did client needs and adoption patterns evolve in 2025, particularly regarding power conversion, switching, monitoring, and efficiency optimization?

Meenu Singhal: In 2025, client expectations shifted strongly toward real-time visibility, energy optimisation, and zero-downtime operations, driven by Net Zero and sustainability goals. Sectors such as data centres, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and healthcare increasingly demanded high-availability, predictive UPS systems, accelerating the move toward scalable and intelligent power-backup architectures.

Customers also prioritised remote monitoring, IoT enablement, and analytics to enable real-time diagnostics, reduce site visits and emissions, and improve efficiency. Advanced metering and monitoring became essential for harmonics analysis, sub-metering, and accurate energy tracking to cut maintenance effort and energy wastage.

Energy efficiency and reliability emerged as key decision factors, alongside a shift to scalable, flexible electrical architectures supporting IoT, AI, and edge computing. At the same time, adoption of solar-plus-storage and high-voltage DC applications increased, making safety, BIS certification, and regulatory compliance critical. Overall, the market moved decisively toward intelligent, efficient, scalable, and regulation-ready power infrastructure, prioritising long-term reliability and sustainability over short-term cost.

StartupTalky: Innovation is central to Socomec, with nearly 8% of revenue invested in R&D. Which technologies or solutions introduced this year had the biggest impact on reliability, safety, and energy efficiency?

Meenu Singhal: The DELPHYS XM UPS emerged as a breakthrough with its high-density, transformer-free architecture, high double-conversion efficiency, and advanced self-diagnostics. Its scalable, modular design and strong performance under dynamic loads made it ideal for mission-critical environments such as data centres, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.

In monitoring, the DIRIS A-100/A-200 advanced meters delivered enhanced visibility through Class 0.1 accuracy, harmonics detection, event logging, and real-time power-quality insights, enabling remote issue identification and reduced downtime. The COUNTIS-P smart meters complemented this with compact, MID-certified AC/DC metering, real-time monitoring, scalable communication, and readiness for IoT-enabled electrical infrastructures.

On safety and protection, FP ESS fuses addressed the need for high-rupture-capacity protection in battery energy storage systems, offering fast response and thermal stability for high-voltage DC applications. The enhanced SIRCO PV isolator range further supported solar and hybrid installations with safe, reliable DC switching.

Together, these solutions improved uptime, transparency, remote diagnosability, scalability, and electrical protection while supporting sustainability and regulatory compliance.

StartupTalky: How has Socomec leveraged advanced manufacturing, lean processes, or digital monitoring to improve product quality, responsiveness, and client satisfaction in India this year?

Meenu Singhal: In our continuous effort to enhance quality, Socomec has taken significant steps toward digital transformation. We are leveraging on advanced tools with a strong focus to strengthen our process control and improve operational efficiency.

Our commitment goes beyond digitalization. We are actively implementing lean practices such as poka-yoke, improving traceability, and fostering people engagement. These measures not only elevate product quality but also reinforce our mission of delivering the highest standards of excellence. Customer satisfaction remains at the heart of our strategy. We continuously transform customer feedback into actionable opportunities for improvement. 

Additionally, the implementation of BIS regulations for our customers is a top priority, ensuring compliance and trust. At Socomec, we believe in advancing systems and processes to meet evolving customer needs. Our goal is clear: to strengthen relationships, enhance responsiveness, and deliver superior quality that exceeds expectations.

StartupTalky: Looking ahead to 2026, which technologies, applications, or industrial segments do you see as offering the greatest growth potential for Socomec’s power solutions?

Meenu Singhal: For 2026, Socomec expects strong momentum across sectors driven by rapid digitalisation and the clean-energy transition. Energy storage systems and grid-scale solar are set to expand further, increasing demand for advanced DC protection, ESS-ready switching, and high-voltage isolators. Growth is also expected in EV charging, transport electrification, and commercial energy management, where precise metering and safe switching will be critical.

The data-centre industry will remain the strongest growth driver, supported by hyperscale expansion, high-density AI workloads, and the government’s push to significantly increase national data-centre capacity, positioning India as a global hub.

Beyond data centres, healthcare, infrastructure, and smart buildings will be key focus areas. FMCG, pharmaceuticals, and food processing industries are also expected to accelerate adoption of IoT-enabled, analytics-driven energy systems to improve uptime, efficiency, and operational resilience.

StartupTalky: From your perspective, how is the future of industrial power management evolving globally and in India, particularly with AI, IoT-enabled monitoring, and sustainable energy initiatives?

Meenu Singhal: The future of industrial power management is rapidly shifting toward a digitally interconnected, intelligent, and sustainability-driven ecosystem. Globally and in India, industries are accelerating digital transformation by adopting AI- and IoT-enabled tools that provide real-time supervision, predictive diagnostics, and faster service response. These capabilities help minimise downtime, optimise energy use, and extend asset life, making data-led decision-making essential.

Smart meters, sensors, power-quality analysers, and connected UPS platforms now form the backbone of modern electrical infrastructure. In India, growth in data centres, EVs, digital manufacturing, and renewables will make AI-driven monitoring and energy-optimised architectures indispensable. With advanced products, digital services, strong R&D, and local manufacturing, Socomec is well positioned to lead this evolution. 

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