Schneider Electric Bets Big on India Data Centre Boom Amid Rising Digital Demand

Demand for AI-ready infrastructure is expected to surge in the next four to five years, leading Schneider Electric's India data centre business to surpass overall operations in the nation. Between 15 and 20% of Schneider Electric's revenue in India comes from data centres at the moment. According to Sumati Sahgal, VP of Secure Power and Data Centres for the Greater India Zone, the segment is expanding at a double-digit rate.

Further, the business anticipates that it will account for a significantly greater portion of the market in the future. According to Sahgal, this division will help drive growth at a far higher rate than the rest of the company's core operations. Data centres and grid modernisation, she went on to say, would be two of the company's most promising areas for expansion.

India’s Data Centre Next Booming Sector of India

By 2035, the data center market in India is expected to be worth $31.36 billion, expanding at a CAGR of 13.37%, according to research firm Astute Analytica. Sahgal predicted that by 2030, India's data center capacity would have increased from 1.5 gigawatts to 6-7 gigawatts. As businesses set up shop closer to their target markets, however, investment will eventually flow into states outside of Mumbai and Chennai, such as Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Data center power and cooling equipment is seeing a surge in both production and use in India. Hyperscalers, colocation operators, and corporations looking for integrated infrastructure and services are driving up demand, she added. Power distribution units, precision cooling, energy management software, and uninterruptible power supply systems are all part of the essential data center infrastructure that Schneider Electric provides. Therefore, setting the company up as a crucial supplier in the market for dependable and efficient digital infrastructure, which is driven by AI workloads.

The local manufacturing allows the company to meet all data center requirements, including power and cooling as well as software and services. Schneider Electric Infrastructure is a manufacturer of electrical distribution apparatus. In addition to transformers and switchgear, the company's operations in India cover digital infrastructure, automation, and energy management.

Pixxel and Sarvam Partner to Launch India’s First Orbital Data Centre Satellite

In order to design and construct India's first satellite data centre in orbit, Pixxel and Sarvam formed a strategic alliance on May 4th. Planetary intelligence firm Pixxel constructs and manages a fleet of cutting-edge imaging satellites. The Pathfinder satellite will be developed, manufactured, launched, and operated by Pixxel as part of the collaboration.

With full-stack language models operating on board the satellite, Sarvam will provide an artificial intelligence (AI) backbone, handling both training and inference directly in orbit. As early as the fourth quarter of 2026, the 200 kg class Pathfinder is expected to enter orbit. Therefore, it reflects the rising capacity of Pixxel to swiftly get from concept to orbit as well as the urgency Pixxel perceives in this industry.